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The business process analysis is currently the most diffused approach to improve efficiency and reduce costs in firms. Manufacturing industries in particular widely adopt business-process definition, engineering and measurement to improve cost savings and the effectiveness of their business.
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Sonnessa, M. (2015). Bottom-Up Approach to Process and Organization Designing of Consulting Firms. In: Agent-based Models of the Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137339812_7
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