...Faculty of Business and Law MPM 701 –Business Process Management Trimester 3, 2010 Group Assignment Tim’s Dynometers Pty Ltd Jing Jing Wu 25% 212383709 Xu bi 25% 212382669 Lantian Zhang 25% 900392452 Yang Zhou 25% 212338171 UNIT: MPM701 LECTURER: Mike Bengough DUE DATE: 11/01/2013 WORD COUNT: 1936 Table of Contents 1. BPM and Strategy……………………………………….……….…..………. 3 2. Problem Analysis.........……………………………….……….………………5 3. Proposed Solution ……..…………………..…………………………………..8 4. Solution Considerations.................................................................….……......11 5. Recommendations.………...........................................................…..……..….13 Reference List………...…………………………………………………….……14 List of Figures and Tables Figure 1: Gap model…………………...................................................................5 Figure 2: ‘As Is’ process diagram………………..................................................6 Figure 3: Project Scoping Diagram........................................................................7 Figure 4: ‘To-Be’ Processes Flow Diagram...........................................................9 Executive Summary The assignment aims to investigate the causes for the business process problem in Tim’s Dynometers Pty Ltd, with recommendations...
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...Today companies are facing fast changing business environment, changing customer needs and expectations, fast changing technologies and product life cycles in globalization within this environment today’s managers has to ensure long term business for their company. And in growing market its now important respond to this by investing in innovative new product and marketing strategies, but they also have to concern about optimising cost, time scale, product recourses in order to increase efficiency. Processes acts as building blocks of an enterprise and it include all the employees and systems that exist within enterprise. Therefore every company has to manage their business processes. At this situation “Business Process Management (BPM)” theories comes in to action. "BPM is a management practice that provides for governance of a business's process environment toward the goal of improving agility and operational performance. BPM is a structured approach employing methods, policies, metrics, management practices and software tools to manage and continuously optimize an organization's activities and processes." – David McCoy, Gartner Research Report In this report I explain about how BPM benefits to enterprise using real world examples. I research about following enterprises/organizations which implement BPM. Midwestern hospital Case Study. Let’s take Midwestern Hospital case study. It’s one of the largest and Popular Cancer Hospitals in United States. In order to gain more...
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...of Surrey, Guildford, UK Jon M. Kleinberg Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA Alfred Kobsa University of California, Irvine, CA, USA Friedemann Mattern ETH Zurich, Switzerland John C. Mitchell Stanford University, CA, USA Moni Naor Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Oscar Nierstrasz University of Bern, Switzerland C. Pandu Rangan Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India Bernhard Steffen TU Dortmund University, Germany Madhu Sudan Microsoft Research, Cambridge, MA, USA Demetri Terzopoulos University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA Doug Tygar University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA Gerhard Weikum Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarbruecken, Germany Richard Hull Jan Mendling Stefan Tai (Eds.) Business Process Management 8th International Conference, BPM 2010 Hoboken, NJ, USA, September 13-16, 2010 Proceedings 13 Volume Editors Richard Hull IBM Research, Thomas J. Watson Research Center 19 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532, USA E-mail: hull@us.ibm.com Jan Mendling Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany E-mail: contact@mendling.com Stefan Tai Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Englerstraße 11, Gebäude 11.40, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany E-mail: stefan.tai@kit.edu Library of Congress Control Number: 2010933361 CR Subject Classification (1998): D.2, F.3, D.3, D.1, D.2.4, F.2 LNCS Sublibrary: SL 3 – Information Systems and Application, incl. Internet/Web and HCI ISSN...
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...Changes in BPM[edit] Roughly speaking, the idea of business process is as traditional as concepts of tasks, department, production, and outputs..[citation needed] The management and improvement approach as of 2010, with formal definitions and technical modeling, has been around since the early 1990s (see business process modeling). Note that the IT community often uses the term "business process" as synonymous with the management of middleware processes; or as synonymous with integrating application software tasks. This viewpoint may be overly restrictive - a limitation to keep in mind when reading software engineering papers that refer to "business processes" or to "business process modeling". Although BPM initially focused on the automation of business processes with the use of information technology, it has since been extended[by whom?] to integrate human-driven processes in which human interaction takes place in series or parallel with the use of technology. For example (in workflow systems), when individual steps in the business process require deploying human intuition or judgment, these steps are assigned to appropriate members within the organization. More advanced forms such as "human interaction management"[6][7] are in the complex interaction between human workers in performing a workgroup task. In this case, many people and systems interact in structured, ad hoc, and sometimes completely dynamic ways to complete one to many transactions. BPM can be used to understand...
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...Business Process Management Methodology 1 Introduction From Wikipedia, we copy: «A business process is a set of linked activities that create value by transforming an input into a more valuable output. Both input and output can be artifacts and/or information and the transformation can be performed by human actors, machines, or both. There are three types of business processes: 1. Management processes - the processes that govern the operation. Typical management processes include "Corporate Governance" and "Strategic Management". 2. Operational processes - these processes create the primary value stream, they are part of the core business. Typical operational processes are Purchasing, Manufacturing, Marketing, and Sales. 3. Supporting processes - these support the core processes. Examples include Accounting, Recruitment, IT-support. A business process can be decomposed into several sub-processes, which have their own attributes, but also contribute to achieving the goal of the super-process. The analysis of business processes typically includes the mapping of processes and sub-processes down to activity level. Activities are parts of the business process that do not include any decision making and thus are not worth decomposing (although decomposition would be possible), such as "Answer the phone", "produce an invoice".» A business process is a systematic approach of the enterprise, where its activities are examined as revenue generating and value adding transformations of...
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...Strategic and Tactical Planning • Business Process flow and procedures This document summarizes the methodologies employed to complete the review and presents our findings and recommendations. Throughout this document we utilize terms such as will, should consider, and shall, for example, with respect to our recommendations to Dynatrix. We believe each recommendation should be evaluated and implemented after consideration of approach, cost effectiveness and the inclusion of new information in the decision. Firstly, Dynatrix has no clear defined Strategies and continues to use manual processes and systems to manage and operate. The management techniques, business processes and systems are ill prepared to excel in today’s global market. Dynatrix must accept the changes required in its current situation whilst fostering the concept of continuous improvement. Key to future success will be the requirement for all personnel to work toward a common goal that strategically aligns the organisation. The primary facets that support the notion of continuous improvement include: • Fostering an environment that will embrace the need for change by equipping staff and the firm with adequate resources; • Introducing a unified strategy that every member of the organisation can work toward to satisfy operational and strategic objectives; • Continuous improvement directed at the functional alignment of the organization and the underlying business processes to achieve day to day...
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...MPM701 BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT TRIMESTER 2, 2011 Name:Tinajit Kaur Kalwant Singh Student No: 211663781 Contribution: 33.3% Name: Howe Soo Ling Melissa Student No: 211658753 Contribution: 33.3% Name: Hui Li Student No: 211171354 Contribution: 33.3% Executive Summary The key to have a competitive advantage in an organization is to constantly improve its business processes. BPM enables effective and efficient process developments by creating an agile organization that can react quickly to customer demands, streamline business processes, enhance integrity and timeliness in production, respond accordingly to changes in business operations and policies and improve risk management capabilities through process consistency. In this context, Ben’s most urgent problem is the paper based manual methods to get things done and not having any streamlined and computer based business processes in the organization. In order to help Omnicron establish a high-efficient working process, Enterprise Resource Planning is introduced which is expected to impose positive influence on Sale, Production, Procurement, Inventory, Finance and Accounting. By implementing ERP, a number of previous crossed workflows can be integrated reasonably. At the same time all information used to be processed or saved on paper begins to be stored and shared in a central information data accessed by various relative departments, thus save time and cut cost for Omnicron...
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...As we know, business processes are critical to success of companies. This Business Process Management (BPM) simulation game gives us a better understanding of how the effective BPM impacts the whole business operation system. Also, this game demonstrates how we should do to improve the business process to make it more interconnected, intelligent and sustainable. From this game, we can see how BPM allows me to alter critical business process that affect not only the profit and customer satisfaction but also the environmental factors. In this game, firstly, we are given a HEAT map. The HEAT map is a component-based model of the company. It presents three types of management activity performed: Direct activities, Control activities and Execute activities. Also it shows us many groups of related business activities. It is a graphical representation of data where the concentrations of questionable factors are represented by corresponding colors in the model. This model provides us the useful information to analyze the current operation of AFTER, and helps us find out which area we should focus on to improve the process management. Then, we are required to create “As-Is” process maps. In order to pick a model that best fit the company, we have to know what’s the need of the company, what’s the problem the company is facing now and then decide how to solve these problems by improve the “As-Is” process. There are four tasks in the process, which are “collect caller information”...
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...Gartner Business Process Management Summit 2013 13 – 14 March | London, UK | gartner.com/eu/bpm Aspire, Challenge, Transform: Driving Breakthrough Business Performance TriP rePorT The annual Gartner Business Process Management Summit was held on 13 – 14 March 2013, at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge. This report summarizes and provides highlights from the event. SAve The DATe The Gartner Business Process Management Summit 2014 will take place on 19 – 20 March in London, UK. We hope to see you again! overview This year’s event was focusing on helping delegates break free from small scale, iterative BPM projects to deliver truly game-changing business transformation. In the opening presentation of the summit, Summit Chair John Dixon invited you to aspire to greater things, to challenge the status quo in your organizations and to transform your organizations using BPM. We carried this theme into our keynotes and track presentations, and we hope it has helped to spark some new ideas that will make a difference to you and your organization. TABle of ConTenTS Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London, UK Tina Nunno speaking at the Gartner Business Process Management Summit 2013 2 3 5 Key Take-Aways Keynote Sessions Top of Mind Concerns — What Attendees Asked About Top 10 Most-Attended Sessions Attendee Snapshot Top 10 best-rated sessions Sponsors Post Event Resources 5 5 6 7 8 © 2013 Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Gartner is a...
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...A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ARTICLE “THE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS OF BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT” WRITTEN BY TRKMAN (2010) COHORT 5 (BSS001-6) TABLE OF CONTENTS Pg 1. Executive summary……………………………………………………….......3 2. Introduction……………………………………………………………….…....4 3. Importance of the Study……………………………………………………....5 * BPMs relevance & Importance to Information Systems……………...5 4. Research problems and significance………………………………….........6 5. Contributions and originality……………………………………………...….7 6. Theoretical arguments………………………………………………………..8 *The Contingency Theory……………………………………………...….8 * Dynamic Capabilities Theory:……………………………………..…….9 *Task Technology Fit………………………………………………..….….9 7. Research methods ……………………………………………………..….....9 *An outline of the methods used for the research study……..…......…9 *Description of methods…………………………………………….......10 *Analysing the Methods suitability for the study………………………10 8. Key Findings of the study ………………………………………………..…12 9. Research Limitations ……………………………………………………….13 10. Suggestions for future research……………………………………….….14 11. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………...15 12. References…………………………………………………………………..16 13. Appendix* EXECUTIVE SUMMARY According to Zairi’s (1997) definition, BPM...
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...ERP packages are heavily used by larger retail chains. Designed to facilitate the administration and optimization of internal business processes across an enterprise, ERP packages have become the competitive tool for most large retail organizations. An ERP software uses a single database that allows the different departments to communicate with each other through information sharing. ERP systems comprise function-specific components that are designed to interact with the other modules such as the Order Entry, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Purchasing, Distribution etc. ERP systems comprise of different modules such as order entry, purchase, sales, finances, inventory management, DRP (Distribution Resource Planning) and human resources. The components are designed to work effortlessly with the rest of the system and provide a consistent user interface throughout the system. ERP software packages have an enterprise wide reach that offers cross-functional capabilities to the organization. The different functional departments involved in the operations or inventory processes are integrated into a single system. An ERP package takes care of the various business processes such as order entry, logistics and warehousing. It also caters to the different business functions such as accounting, marketing, strategic management and the human resource management. Contemporary Challenges to the Retail industry In the current...
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...file as 'LastName_M9_Research' (example 'Smith_M9_Research.docx') Better execute your business strategies – with our enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution Run the foundation ERP software that large enterprises and midsize companies trust to manage their business. Achieve real-time insight and enable operational excellence and innovation for the business processes you need – today and tomorrow. * Consolidate business data to avoid duplication of effort * Streamline business processes with consistent, reliable information and real-time transparency * Quickly respond to customer demand with efficient, fast, and flexible processes * Outperform the competition with improved financial insights and results * Innovate without disruption by updating and activating specific business functions on demand * Rely on a foundation that supports best practices for more than 25 different Industries Procure to Pay (ERP) Maximize cost savings with support for your end-to-end procurement and logistics processes – from self-service requisitioning to invoicing and payments. * Streamline and optimize the flow of materials * Actively manage your end-to-end procure-to-pay processes * Reduce unnecessary stock and improve spend performance * Rely on a single, complete, and integrated solution What's Included * Sourcing and Contract Management Streamline sourcing and contract processes on a comprehensive platform which...
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...ERP Systems, Redefining Supply Chain Management Abstract In past years, ERP systems have been proven to be invaluable to manufacturers by reducing cost structures, improving transparency, and increasing the speed by which business processes get performed. These improvements have led to improved customer satisfactions and company profitability. With globalization of the supply chain, will ERP systems continue to help organizations maintain a competitive edge? ERP Systems Redefining Supply Chain Management Past As consumers, we are all playing, an active part in the end goal of the supply chain process. Every product that is purchased, either for business or personal use, has been subjected to supply chain process in one form or another. Some processes have worked better than others, and improvements are being made continuously in an effort to improve product development, manufacturing, delivery, and sales. Organizations who implement information systems benefit through improvements in increased revenue while consumers benefit through lower cost. The supply chains can become very complex. They encompass every company that contributes to every aspect of particular product or service before reaching the consumer. This includes, manufacturing parts for the products, assembly, delivery, and sales. In effect, practically every product that reaches the end users represents the combined effort of multiple organizations. Supply chain management actively manages the supply chain...
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...Student's Name: Xianwei Meng Date: 26/8/2011 Module title: Enterprise Resource Planning Words: 5023 Information Systems Study For Bandon Group Inc. 1. Introductions Bandon Group is a family owned distributor of office equipment. It is famous for its good customer service, technical support, and innovative products, and excellent in providing products with quality and services at cost-effective price. The Group now has four divisions, and they decentralize to meet the different needs of their local markets. Corporate headquarters handles the central administrations and information systems support. The primary objective of Bandon Group is to generate 10% profit for the reinvestment. They hope to establish excellent sales organization and professional service organization. To achieve these goals, Bandon Group has taken many measures. As to the information systems, they have administrative information systems, most of which are generic, and in which the meter click billing software unique for industries. However, the legacy system can not satisfy its growth and expansion now. Their director of information technology has searched for commercial off-the shelf package to support the administrative information system, and selected OMD. The OMD system supports meter-based billing, and has Web-based interface. However, it is not built with relational database, which makes the ad hoc difficult. Sales tools of Bandon Group such as sales prospecting still...
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...Business Performance Measurement At the Crossroads of Strategy, Decision-Making, Learning and Information Visualization February 2003 Vince Kellen CIO & Faculty,School of CTI DePaul University Chicago, IL U.S.A. http://www.depaul.edu Abstract Business Performance Measurement (BPM) systems have grown in use and popularity over the past twenty years. Firms adopt BPM systems for a variety of reasons, but chiefly to improve control over the firm in ways that traditional accounting systems have not allowed. Several approaches, or frameworks, for building and managing BPM systems have evolved with the balanced scorecard as the dominant framework in use today. Despite the growing use of BPM systems in organizations of all kinds, significant problems cause firms to experience difficulty in implementing BPM systems. The problems range across a variety of topics: excessive diversity in the field of study, data quality and information system integration problems, lack of linkage to strategy, fundamental differences in how a strategy is formulated and executed in the firm, ill-defined metrics identification processes, high levels of change in BPM systems, analytical skills challenges, knowledge as a social and non-deterministic phenomenon, judgment and decision biases (from prospect theory literature) and organizational defenses that can undermine successful BPM systems use. To help address these problems, a set of critical...
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