Title :
Business process engineering by design
Author :
Durfee, Greg V. ; Flores, Paul
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given as follows. Design of manufacturing operations in a new enterprise, where only product design has existed before, requires effective communication. Using process flowcharts as foundational design elements allows business functions to be interconnected with a minimal amount of misunderstanding. This paper describes an approach for selecting systems, developing procedures and training programs, and establishing operational metrics
Keywords :
management; manufacturing industries; planning; training; business functions interconnection; business process engineering; effective communication; foundational design elements; manufacturing operations design; operational metrics; process flowcharts; systems selection; training programs; Business process re-engineering; Design engineering; Government; Knowledge engineering; Laboratories; National security; Process design;
Conference_Titel :
Innovation in Technology Management - The Key to Global Leadership. PICMET '97: Portland International Conference on Management and Technology
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3574-0
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1997.653694