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Business process reengineering (BPR)

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Business process reengineering: the complete guide

When a process was built around departments and history, tuning is not enough. How to redesign work end to end, with controls built in, before you automate.

Business process reengineering (BPR) / 5 min read

Team arranging a four-week redesign plan on a table

Checklist

A four-week plan from diagnosis to redesign

Process redesign need not take months. A tight four-week plan keeps momentum, involves the people who do the work and ends with a tested flow.

Business process reengineering (BPR) / 4 min read

A clean, simple automated line in a modern facility

Perspective

Redesign before you automate

Automating a poor process makes the problem faster. Why redesign should come first, which steps to remove and combine, and when a process is ready for technology.

Business process reengineering (BPR) / 4 min read

Factory floor with an operator recording production at a line-side station

Article

Plan to produce: connecting plans to the shop floor

Production plans often fail because information moves slowly between planners and operators. How sharing one plan, capturing actuals promptly and reviewing variances weekly closes the gap.

Business process reengineering (BPR) / 5 min read

Procurement specialist reviewing an order against a delivery document

Guide

Procure to pay: controls without delay

Purchasing needs control, but too many approvals slow the business and encourage workarounds. How to tier approvals, match before paying and use preferred suppliers well.

Business process reengineering (BPR) / 6 min read

Warehouse dispatch area with finance office above