Business renovation: From business process modelling to information system modelling

The main objective of this paper is to present the characteristics of business renovation efforts and the research on some aspects of the business process and information modelling. Process renovation is a re-engineering strategy that critically examines current business policies, practices and procedures, re-thinks them through and then redesigns the mission-critical products, processes, and services. Renovation is presented as the key element of e-business orientation and the highest level of strategy for managing change that usually cannot be handled by continuous improvement and reengineering methods or organisational restructuring. The paper also introduces different business rule categories and discusses the relationships that exist between business rules and other business-related concepts, addressed in business modelling. © 2001, UK Simulation Society. All rights reserved.