University:
University of Mississippi
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BUS 271 | Business Communication
Academic year:

2020
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Managing Business Processes •Business process patent - A patent that protects a specific set of procedures for conducting a particular business activity. •Core processes - Business processes, such as manufacturing goods, selling products, and providing service, that make up the primary activities in a value chain. •Dynamic process - Continuously changing; provides business solutions to ever-changing business operations. •Static process - Uses a systematic approach in an attempt to improve business effectiveness and efficiency continuously. Business Process Modeling •Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) - A graphical notation that depicts the steps in a business process. Business process modeling (or mapping) - The activity of creating a detailed flow chart or process map of a work process showing its inputs, tasks, and activities, in a structured sequence. Business process model - A graphic description of a process, showing the sequence of process tasks, which is developed for a specific. •As-Is process model - Represent the current state of the operation that has been mapped, without any specific improvements or changes to existing processes. •To-Be process model - Shows the results of applying change improvement opportunities to the current (As-Is) process model. Using MIS to improve business processes •Workflow – Includes the tasks, activities, and responsibilities required to execute each step in a business process. •Digitization - The automation of existing manual and paper-based processes and workflows to a digital format. Operational Business Processes- Automation •Operational business processes - Static, routine, daily business processes such as stocking inventory, checking out customers, or daily opening and closing processes. •Business process improvement - Attempts to understand and measure the current process and make performance improvements accordingly. •Automation - The process of computerizing manual tasks, making them more efficient and effective, and dramatically lowering operational costs. Operational Business Processes- Robotic Process Automation •Robotic process automation - The use of software with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities to handle high-volume, repeatable tasks that previously required a human to perform. •Autonomous robotics - A robot capable of making its own decisions and performing an action accordingly. •Machine vision – The ability of a computer to “see” by digitizing an image, processing the data it contains, and taking some kind of action. •Machine vision sensitivity - The ability of a machine to see in dim light or to detect weak impulses at invisible wavelengths. •Machine vision resolution - The extent to which a machine can differentiate between objects. In general, the better the resolution, the more confined the field of vision.