Investigating business processes: Does process simplification always work?

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-153

  Harrison, Alan ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986019296     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637159810212316     Document Type: Article

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