Developing and evaluating a methodology for business process improvement

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-46

  Adesola, Sola ^a   Baines, Tim ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Business process re engineering; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844409985     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637150510578719     Document Type: Article

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