Fujitsu Interstage BPM Version 11 Lets Businesses Proactively "Sense and Respond" to Change Nov 9, 2009
"The ability to visualize hybrid process patterns involving structured and unstructured process segments is powerful. BPM lets organizations actively monitor and manage these processes and learn from them, as well as facilitate collaborative process innovation. Over time, some of the ad hoc process automation built to guide the unstructured processes may harden into more structured processes as the organization identifies helpful work practices from its experiences. When these capabilities are... (JCN Network, Japan)
PepsiCo Marks World Water Day and Reaffirms Commitment to Responsible Water Stewardship Mar 21, 2009
Comprehensive "water mapping" at manufacturing facilities has helped pinpoint areas for manufacturing process innovation. In the U.K., PepsiCo's Walkers unit has reduced the amount of water used per kilogram of crisps by 42 percent between 2001 and 2007. (PR Newswire)
NEC Strengthens Management Structure to Improve Profitability and Drive New Growth Feb 25, 2009
The primary goals of NEC's new organizational framework consist of strengthening company earnings, and an organizational streamlining that includes company-wide business process innovation, improved sales operations, and a reinforcement of competitive strength, in order to provide innovative new products and services in preparation for the post-economic downturn period ... (1) Streamlining the organization and strengthening company-wide business process innovation ... 3) Leveraging NEC's... (JCN Network, Japan)
Management idea: Business process re-engineering Feb 17, 2009
Davenport, T., Process Innovation: Reengineering Work Through Information Technology , Harvard Business School Press, 1993. Building Process Excellence, Lessons from the Leaders , The Economist Intelligence Unit, 1996. (The Economist)
6 New Roles, New Responsibilities: Today's CIO Feb 8, 2009
The CIO position is changing in response to a turbulent, hypercompetitive business market, in which organizations increasingly turn to technology and business process innovation to gain competitive advantage. According to a recent Meta Group study leading CIOs are playing dramatically more influential business roles than they have at any time in the past. (CIO Information Network)
