business process reengineering (BPR)
Definition
Thorough rethinking of all business processes, job definitions, management systems, organizational structure, work flow, and underlying assumptions and beliefs. BPR's main objective is to break away from old ways of working, and effect radical (not incremental) redesign of processes to achieve dramatic improvements in critical areas (such as cost, quality, service, and response time) through the in-depth use of information technology. Also called business process redesign.
business process reengineering (BPR) is in the Entrepreneurship, Management, & Leadership, Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology and Planning & Scheduling subjects.
business process reengineering (BPR) appears in the definitions of the following terms: business process redesign (BPR), business process improvement (BPI) and reengineering
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