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The evaluation, selection, or justification of business process improvements, or business process reengineering efforts, is similar to many strategic initiatives and their justification methodologies. This similarity arises from the fact that there are multiple factors that need to be considered, many of which have long-term and broad implications for an organization. There are many intangible measures and qualitative concerns when evaluating business process improvements. These improvements necessarily have to link to the strategic objectives of the organization. The proposed methodological framework will involve the synthesis of the analytical network process and data envelopment analysis. These two techniques, when used together, can provide subjective and objective evaluations for managerial decision makers. An illustrative example provides some insights into the application of this methodology. Additional issues and research questions are also identified.
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Sarkis, J., Talluri, S. A Synergistic Framework for Evaluating Business Process Improvements. International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems 14, 53–71 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013827026600
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