BPR : Business Process Re-engineering
target: modify the processes in an organization to be lean and efficient (hence, save resources - e.g financial, time, human - to achieve the goals)
that is, applicable in all rounds of business processes, e.g. production, sales, supply chain management, ...
then, in terms of supply chain, the following facts of an organization could un-covered:
- flow of parts/good/money in the chain
- supply base (i.e. number of suppliers)
- pricing of quotes vs. actual purchased price
- ...
Please see also:
D. Berry, G.N. Evans, R. Mason-Jones, D.R. Towill, (1999),"The BPR SCOPE concept in leveraging improved supply chain performance", Business Process Management Journal, Vol. 5 Iss: 3 pp. 254 - 275