A Database to Support DoD Business Process Redesign

Abstract

This thesis the describes the development of a database to support business process redesign in the Department of Defense (DOD). Business process redesign is rapidly becoming an important part of DOD's Corporate Information Management (CIM) initiatives. DOD is changing the way it does business in order to meet its commitments with fewer resources. In describing the development of a database to support business process redesign, this thesis reveals insights into methods and practices that are changing the way business is practiced. The challenge encountered in this project is that the process of business process redesign in DOD is being developed concurrently with the database. In effect, the database is being built to support a process that is itself not fully understood. It was found that sufficient information on business process redesign existed and could be quantified in such a manner as to be made available in a database format. The development of a prototype database progressed to a stage where it could be implemented. The next step is to build a fully functional model of the database in order to evaluate its role in supporting business process redesign.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA257564

Entities

People

  • William C. Kotheimer Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Application Software
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Corporate Information Management
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Information Systems
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Prototypes
  • Reasoning
  • Relational Database Management Systems
  • Software Development
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Software Engineering