This paper presents a formal framework for business process modeling and analysis using partially ordered transition Decision Process Petri nets (DPPN). The advantage of this approach is its ability to represent the dynamic behavior of the business process. The business process model is supported by an information technology strategic planning (ITSP) model and methodology. The modeling methodol...

• Customer satisfaction: The result of optimizing and aligning business processes to fulfi ll customers’ needs, wants, and desires. • Cost reduction: The result of optimizing operations and supplier processes. • Cycle and fulfi llment time reduction: The result of optimizing the manufacturing and logistics processes. • Quality: The result of optimizing the design, development, and production pr...

One of the central activities in developing requirements for business processes is that of modelling the constituent parts of both existing and future processes. This position paper examines requirements engineering issues for business processes in terms of the nature of the problem domain and of the development activities. The paper proposes a modelling framework which, in addition to the trad...

Jackson problem diagrams, goal modeling, and business process modeling (BPM) are employed in a requirements engineering approach that captures both business strategy and process requirements for e-business systems. As a means of linking abstract, high-level business requirements to low-level system requirements, we leverage the paradigm of projection in both problem diagrams and goal models sim...

Many studies of IS alignment have focused on the alignment between business strategy and IS strategy. This study is different to these prior studies as it develops a measure of IS alignment that is focused on business processes rather than business strategy. Therefore, it examines whether IS is aligned with business processes, i.e. the functional sub-component of the Henderson & Venkatraman (19...

Business strategy formulation : theory, process, and the intellectual revolution / Anthony W. Ulwick. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Dedicated to my wife, Heather Lee, and our son, Anthony—my sources of love and inspiration.

The central issue in strategy formulation and implementation process, or strategy-making, is the identification of environmental forces and the preparation of a plan of action to deal with them. This necessitates scanning the environment for gathering information. Environmental scanning should enable the firm to identify these forces. Doing this not only calls for information gathering, but als...

The real challenge of business environment is derived from a situation where organizations need to find opportunities on how to introduce ideas and new products to market that provide future earnings stream. Management accounting is used as a tool in this process and provides information on opportunities and threats. The purpose of this research is to explain the role of management accounting i...