Inverting the paradox of excellence how companies use variations for business excellence and how enterprise variations are enabled by SAP
Drawing lessons from one of the best models of success, the evolutionary model, this book explains why an organization must pro-actively seek out changes or variations on a continuous basis for ensuring excellence by testing out a continuum of opportunities and advantages. It introduces the patterns...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, Florida
CRC Press
2015
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Appendix: Traditional Software Development versus Complete Off-the-Shelf ApplicationsReferences; Back Cover
- Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Author; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Patterns of Excellence; Chapter 3: Antipatterns of Excellence; Chapter 4: Variations and Theories of Excellence; Chapter 5: Variations and Enterprise Excellence; Chapter 6: Sources of Variations; Chapter 7: Dimension of Variations; Chapter 8: General Electric (GE); Chapter 9: IBM; Chapter 10: UPS; Chapter 11: Automobile Industry; Chapter 12: Business Excellence at SAP; Chapter 13: Understanding SAP ERP; Chapter 14: Business Excellence through Variations Using SAP.
- Includes bibliographical references