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A methodology for knowledge management implementation

Levett, Gavin P.; Guenov, Marin D. - In: Journal of Knowledge Management 4 (2000) 3, pp. 258-270

This article describes research work which was directed towards providing the automotive industry with a practical methodology that translates the conceptual ideas of knowledge management (KM) into a working programme with defined objectives, using industry terminology. The research also...

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Business process re‐engineering implementations using Internet technology

Wells, Michael G. - In: Business Process Management Journal 6 (2000) 2, pp. 164-184

Examines factors affecting the implementation of business process re‐engineering (BPR) projects using Internet … technology. Although there has been some empirical investigation of BPR, no research to date has specifically examined BPR when … Internet technology is used during implementation. Radical changes may occur as a result of an organization’s BPR …

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ERP and best of breed: a comparative analysis

Light, Ben; Holland, Christopher P.; Wills, Karl - In: Business Process Management Journal 7 (2001) 3, pp. 216-224

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is the dominant strategic platform for supporting enterprise‐wide business processes. However, it has been criticised for being inflexible and not meeting specific organisation and industry requirements. An alternative, best of breed (BoB),...

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Business process management: public sector implications

Gulledge, Thomas R.; Sommer, Rainer A. - In: Business Process Management Journal 8 (2002) 4, pp. 364-376

Business process management has received much attention in the industrial engineering and management literature, and its benefits are well known. Much less has been written in the public sector management literature, and what has been written has been very general. Hence, there is confusion...

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BPR implementation process: an analysis of key success and failure factors

Al‐Mashari, Majed; Zairi, Mohamed - In: Business Process Management Journal 5 (1999) 1, pp. 87-112

This paper provides a holistic view of the Business Process Re‐engineering (BPR) implementation process. It reviews the … literature relating to the hard and soft factors that cause success and failure for BPR implementation, classifies these factors … process of BPR implementation. …

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Strategic perspective to business process redesign

Tinnilä, Markku - In: Business Process Re-engineering & Management Journal 1 (1995) 1, pp. 44-59

. However, failure rates of some 70 per cent have been reported in BPR projects. This may be due to focusing on operational and …. Finally, discusses the impacts of the strategic perspective on the successful implementation of BPR. …

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How Chase Manhattan made BPR fit the bill : Is the status quo an option?

In: Strategic Direction 19 (2003) 2, pp. 25-27

The idea that businesses faced with the need for radical change should eschew performance improvement projects is clearly nonsense. However, it has been estimated that almost 70 percent of re‐engineering projects fail. In the face of such statistics pessimists might be inclined to opt for the...

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Empirically assessing the impact of BPR on manufacturing firms

Guimaraes, Tor; Bond, Wendi - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 16 (1996) 8, pp. 5-28

Business process re‐engineering(BPR) has been touted by many as dramatic improvements become necessary for … organizations to improve competitiveness and remain strong participants in economic development. While as a concept BPR is like … proposed as important for successfully implementing BPR projects in organizations, the extent to which various problems and …

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Re‐engineering the acquisition and payment process ‐ get the most from your integrated system software

Walker, Kenton B. - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 13 (1998) 9, pp. 515-520

Many organizations are adopting a business process approach to managing their acquisition and payment process. Integrated information systems are an important part of this effort. This paper describes what management can expect from modern, integrated software applications, outlines major system...

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Business Process Re‐engineering : The Unavoidable Challenge

Lance Revenaugh, D. - In: Management Decision 32 (1994) 7, pp. 16-27

. Strategic planning, total quality management, new information systems technologies, and now business process re‐engineering(BPR …) are some of the concepts that are being advocated to effect a radical improvement in organization performance. BPR is a …. Despite the excitement over BPR, however, the rate of failure for re‐engineered projects is over 50 per cent. Why does a …

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