A BUSINESS PROCESS SIMULATION FRAMEWORK INCORPORATING THE EFFECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Authors

  • Jinyoun Lee Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
  • Sanghyun Sung Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
  • Minseok Song Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
  • Injun Choi Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2015.22.4.1791

Keywords:

business process simulation, business process reengineering, business process analysis, organizational structure, organizational structure redesign

Abstract

Organizations constantly change their business processes and/or organizational structure to innovate and adapt to the rapidly changing environment. Business process simulation is one of the most popular methodologies for more effectively predicting the effects of process and organizational redesign. Most existing approaches, however, consider only business processes and not organizational structures that can significantly affect business process performance. This study presents a framework for incorporating the effects of organizational structure into business process simulation. Further, it demonstrates how to use and analyze the proposed model. Finally, a case study of the Korean prosecutor’s office is presented to illustrate the importance and feasibility of the proposed approach, which will enable a more precise prediction of the changes caused by process and organizational redesign

Author Biographies

Jinyoun Lee, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Dept. of Industrial and Management Engineering 

Sanghyun Sung, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management

Minseok Song, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)

School of Business Administration

Injun Choi, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Dept. of Industrial and Management Engineering

Published

2015-08-15

How to Cite

Lee, J., Sung, S., Song, M., & Choi, I. (2015). A BUSINESS PROCESS SIMULATION FRAMEWORK INCORPORATING THE EFFECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, 22(4). https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2015.22.4.1791

Issue

Section

Special Issue: Asia Pacific Conference on Business Process Management