An operations planning and economics improvement project at ConocoPhillips's Lake Charles, La., refinery successfully developed and implemented high-quality kinetic process models used for unit ...

The rising cost of healthcare has been an ongoing concern of the nation’s business community. When the 2001 Institute of Medicine landmark report titled “Crossing the Quality Chasm” revealed that ...

At its core business process management is the administrative activities aimed at (1) defining a process, (2) establishing responsibilities, (3) evaluating process performance and (4) identifying ...

The importance of refining healthcare processes has never been more pronounced. In the Physician MBA Program at the Kelley School of Business Indianapolis, I learned process improvement—among other ...

The business world is experiencing a transformative era driven by rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. This is an opportune moment for business leaders to rethink their ...

One challenge for the business process movement has always been the tradeoff between deep analysis and improvement-oriented actions. Process analysis—understanding and measuring a process and the ...

Analyst Insight: The most forward-looking supply chain organizations recognize that one of the most transformational aspects of artificial intelligence is its ability to help improve existing ...

In the increasingly quality-driven and value-based world of healthcare, the importance of efficient and effective work processes cannot be overstated. A healthcare organization that runs like a ...

Full-chip patterning simulation has been a key enabler for multiple technology generations, from 130 nm to the emerging 14 nm node. This span has featured two wavelength changes, a progression of ...