Business Process Re-engineering and ERP Systems

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Business Process Reengineering (BPR)

The fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in performance measures like cost, quality, service, and speed.

Client-server computing

A network architecture where a server provides resources or services to one or more clients.

Process modeling

The representation of the processes within a business to analyze and improve efficiency.

ERP systems

Enterprise resource planning systems that integrate various functions across a business into a single unified system.

Radical redesign

Implementing significant changes to existing processes to gain competitive advantages.

Integrated databases

Databases that maintain data consistency and reduce redundancy by supporting multiple functional units in a single database.

Technology gap

The disparity between the technology currently utilized by an organization and the technology available in the market.

De-centralization in decision-making

Distributing decision-making authority to lower levels in the organizational hierarchy to increase responsiveness.

Continuous improvement

An ongoing effort to enhance products, services, or processes incrementally over time.

Cautionary tale

A story or example used to warn others against making the same mistakes.