The Value Creation Machine

The book “Die Wertschöpfungsmaschine” (a suitable English title would be “The Value Creation Machine”) deals with the question of how value creation can be optimally organized. The authors see process and organizational structures that do not fit the strategy as the biggest obstacle for companies to give their best. Without grey theories the book introduces …

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Developing an Enterprise Process Model Based on Cascading and Segmentation of Business Processes: A Case Study

This article introduces the study “Process Cascade- and Segmentation-Based Organizational Design: A Case Study” by Kohlbacher M. and Weitlaner D., which was presented at the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management in Singapore in December 2011. The paper discusses the approach of process cascading and segmentation, a design principle which helps organizations …

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