Optimization
How process mining in healthcare can save lives
May 04 by Adam JeffsEfforts to improve productivity and reduce costs has led healthcare researchers to embrace the power of process mining for optimization
[Video] Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Linking Strategy to Operations
October 22 by Process Excellence Network EditorIn the current oil and gas climate, operational excellence and linking strategy to operations is key to success. In this panel discussion, from OpEx Oil & Gas 2015 in London, Vice Presidents from...
Surprising Internet Secret Revealed for Better Process Change
October 05 by Jeff ColeHave you ever heard this ad? "They laughed when I sat down at the piano - but when I started to play!…" If it sounds familiar, it may be because AdAge declared it to be arguably the best ad...
Reducing Churn through Cross-Channel Customer Journey Insights
August 26 by Process Excellence NetworkThe cost of keeping an existing customer is in general around 10% of the cost of acquiring a new one. Reducing churn to increase client retention therefore is a major reason to optimize the customer...
[Infographic] MythBusters: Taking Advantage of Process Automation
August 25 by Process Excellence Network EditorYou don’t have to be a level 5 in process maturity to take advantage of process automation. There really are considerable benefits you can achieve right now – regardless of maturity leve...
German Government Announces Big Data Project
April 14 by PEX Network EditorialThe German Federal Ministry of Education and Research will fund a 'Production Intelligence' research initiative. This industry-4.0 strategy will advance data-driven optimization on complex manufacturi...
The Next Step In Optimization – Iteration Focusing! Part II
March 26 by Dan MorrisLeading on from the first instalment of this two-part blog on the future of optimization, PEX Network Columnist Dan Morris continues to highlight the key advances in BPM through new design and analy...
The Next Step In Optimization – Iteration Focusing! Part I
March 24 by Dan MorrisOne of the key advances in BPM is the concept of design iteration, says PEX Network Columnist Dan Morris in the first instalment of this two-part blog on the future of optimization. It presupposes...
Aligning IT cost optimization with business strategy
February 26 by Process Excellence Network EditorIn the never-ending quest for competitive advantage, a company will strive for greater customer intimacy, operational excellence and product leadership — the first to achieve higher customer s...
How to evolve your business processes to optimum level (and how to keep them there)
November 11 by Process Excellence Network EditorWritten by Dan Morris and Rod Moyer While businesses continue to make inroads into process excellence, it's clear that something is still lacking. Pieces of the puzzle are strewn all over the boa...
Capitalizing on Big Data in Financial Services through Integration & Optimization
May 29 by Process Excellence Network EditorThe amount of data in our digital world is exploding. The typical large institution collects trillions of bytes of information related to their clients, operations and behaviour. Millions of platfo...
Is 100% productivity impossible? Factoring "dead time" into processes
July 04 by Craig ReidIn any process where human beings are involved you will rarely or never have 100% productivity - "dead time" is the gap between 100% productivity and actual productivity.