An exploration of green business process maturity based on ecolabels

PurposeThe discipline of business process management (BPM) is challenged by investigating how work is performed in organizations while simultaneously recognizing preeminent environmental issues. Although organizations have become more open to the ecological impact of business processes through Green BPM, research in this field and guidance for practitioners remains relatively limited. Therefore, this study aims to extend and translate the conventional perspective on business process maturity towards green business process maturity levels.Design/methodology/approachThe authors bridged product-focussed and process-focussed environmental management practices by surveying ecolabels against theoretical capability areas for business process maturity. Since ecolabels are instruments to develop environmental-friendly products and services, the authors looked at the underlying processes to produce such green outcomes. By surveying 89 ecolabel organizations, the authors had indirectly access to an international set of companies, operating in distinct industries and producing a wide variety of green products and services.FindingsThe authors statistically uncovered a classification of four groups of ecolabels based on the process capabilities, each representing a distinct green business process maturity level. The four levels are “Green BP immaturity”, “Green BPL maturity”, “Green BPM maturity” and “Green BPO maturity” and align with well-established concepts in the business process literature and profession.Originality/valueScholars are encouraged to elaborate on the identified maturity levels in order to build and test a green business process maturity model, whereas practitioner-related advice is provided based on possible green business process maturity journeys towards excellence.

Influence of Business Process Maturity Model as a Business Architecture Planning Proposal

This research is a part of previous research that succeeded in producing business model architecture planning, the purpose of this study was to develop previous research using the measurement method of business model maturity as a proposed business model architecture planning concept. By taking the same case study theme as the Tiara Payung Putra (TPP) company. TPP is known as a distributor company in cooperation with Pertamina (Bulk LPG Freight and Filling Station). TPP's main business activity is distributing goods in the form of LPG to 76 bases spread across Balaraja district. The current condition of the business model architecture illustrates the business activities that exist in the TPP. The main problems that occur in TPP are not integrating external systems with internal business activities in the company, and lack of IT resource support. For this reason, the Business Process Maturity Model is needed as a benchmark, which can be proposed as a business architecture planning concept. The business process maturity model process is supported by data validation obtained through respondents, namely business stakeholders in TPP, the process for validating the data by distributing the Assessment questionnaire consisting of 8 Parts the Business Process Assessment model, and 3 Parts for IT Application Readiness Assessment. support of the Enterprise Architecture Planning (EAP) Framework method which focuses on the business model architecture domain. The architecture of the business model illustrates how TPP carries out business activities and functions to achieve its objectives. The results of this study produce the proposed business model architecture planning concept in the form of Business Model Maturity Level Measurement, the IS / IT architecture concept, and the Business Architecture Planning roadmap, which are beneficial for the Tiara Payung Putra (TPP) company for the business model architectural planning

Pengukuran Kematangan Proses Bisnis Pada Organisasi Sekolah Menggunakan Business Process Maturity Model (BPMM)

Proses bisnis merupakan suatu jaringan yang terdiri dari berbagai aktivitas dan buffer yang terhubung dengan memanfaatkan sumber daya untuk mengubah input menjadi output agar mencapai tujuan yang diinginkan. Proses bisnis tidak hanya dibutuhkan oleh perusahaan, akan tetapi proses bisnis juga penting dalam organisasi, salah satunya organisasi sekolah. Oleh karena itu, organisasi sekolah perlu mengetahui tingkat kematangan proses bisnis sekolah yang sesuai dengan SNP. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengukur tingkat kematangan proses bisnis pada organisasi sekolah. Salah satu cara untuk mengukur tingkat kematangan proses bisnis adalah dengan menggunakan Business Process Maturity Model (BPMM). Data yang diperoleh dari Work Breakdown System (WBS) terhadap SNP diterapkan ke dalam BPMM yang akan menghasilkan empat tingkat kematangan yaitu Ad hoc, Defined, Linked, dan Integrated. Pengetahuan ini dapat digunakan sebagai acuan organisasi sekolah dalam mengetahui tingkat kematangan proses bisnis yang dicapai sehingga organisasi sekolah dapat mengevaluasi proses yang ada untuk mencapai proses yang terintegrasi dan sesuai dengan SNP.

An Investigation of Business Process Maturity: Report on Croatian Companies

Background: Nowadays, organizations try to improve their performance by focusing on the business process orientation (BPO) perspective. This perspective views companies as a mixture of unified business processes. A few methodologies can be used for analysing BPO maturity state. The maturity model shows the level of acceptance of the process-oriented approach in the business practice of a certain company. Recognizing different BPO levels can help companies execute, improve and manage their processes.Objectives: The primary aim of this research is to give a report on BPO maturity of Croatian companies and to stress the importance of key turning points.Methods/Approach: The cluster analysis method was used to analyse the survey results.Results: Croatian companies are currently evolving from the Defined level to the Linked level of BPO maturity.Conclusions: The results of the cluster analysis have shown that companies in Croatia have to improve all key turning points, with a special emphasis on the strategic view.

Utilization of the Business Process Maturity Model as a Proposed Architectural Planning of Business Model Concept

This research is a part of previous research which succeeded in producing business model architecture planning, the purpose of this research is to develop previous research using business model maturity measurement methods as a proposed business model architecture planning concept. By taking the same case study theme as Tiara Payung Putra (TPP) company. TPP is known as a distributor company in cooperation with Pertamina's (Bulk LPG Filling and Filling Station). TPP's main business activity is to distribute goods in the form of LPG to 76 bases spread across the Balaraja district. The current condition of the business model architecture illustrates the business activities that exist in the TPP. The main problems that occur in the TPP are not integrated the external system with internal business activities in the company, and the lack of IT resource support. For this reason, the Business Process Maturity Model is needed as a benchmark, which can be proposed as a business architecture planning concept. Support for the Enterprise Architecture Planning (EAP) Framework method focuses on the business model architecture domain. The architecture of the business model illustrates how TPP carries out business activities and functions to achieve its objectives. The results of this study produce proposed business model architecture planning concepts in the form of Business Model Maturity Level Measurement, SI / IT architecture concepts, and Business Architecture Planning roadmap, which are beneficial for Tiara Payung Putra (TPP) company for business model architecture planning.

Business Process Maturity Models Research: A Systematic Literature Review

Business Process Maturity can be defined as the „degree of explicit definition, management, measurement, control and effectiveness” of organisational processes (Humphrey, 1987, p. 1- 13) or their ability to systematically provide better business results (McCormack, Johnson, 2001, p. 12). The practical implementation of the above concept is reflected trough Business Process Maturity Models (BPMMs). They have been designed in order to enable companies to shift their business process management from „as-is” state, where process are undefined and underperforming to a desired „to-be” state, in which processes are being continuously improved. The available literature proofs that many review papers on BPMMs, in particular those issued before 2010 lacks an extensive set of systematic literature review or analysis criteria. For example, the authors didn’t pay attention whether the analysed models focused on a single process, a specific group of processes or all organisational processes. Often, there was also no distinction between organisational and process maturity, which appeared in the analysed models as separate concepts, or different types of maturity (e.g. process, project, supply chain, etc.). Some systematic attempts for analysing BPMMs were undertaken by e.g. A. Van Looy (2010, p. 687-697), M. Rosemann and J. vom Brocke (2010, pp 105-122), as well as M. Röglinger, J. Pöppelbuß and J. Becker (2012, p. 328-346), however still significant limitation of these research can be enumerated. As a result of the identified research gap, this papers aims at performing a systematic literature review based on transparent and sound criteria. The paper is divided into three main parts. The first part (introduction) focuses on presenting briefly the „state-of-the-art” regarding the Business Process Maturity Models research. The second part provides insights into the methodology of performing the systematic literature review. Finally, the last part of the paper discusses the results of the performed study and resulting conclusions.

Bedeutung des Prozessreifegrads für die Patientenorientierung im Gesundheitswesen

Zusammenfassung Zielsetzung Eine gute Organisation der internen Prozesse ist für ein funktionierendes Gesundheitswesen essenziell. Von besonderer Bedeutung ist der Prozess der Behandlung und Interaktion mit den Patienten, da die Wahrnehmung von Behandlung und Interaktion in einem direkten Zusammenhang mit der Patientenzufriedenheit steht. Letztere hat einen großen Einfluss auf die Gesundung der Patienten. Welche Auswirkungen der Reifegrad des Behandlungs- und Interaktionsprozesses auf die Patientenorientierung hat, wird am Beispiel einer umfangreichen Befragung von Krankenhausmanagern in der Ukraine untersucht. Methodik Die Analyse basiert auf einer empirischen Erhebung, die bei Chefärzten und deren Stellvertretern in einer ukrainischen Großstadt, die als Modell-Stadt einer umfassenden Gesundheitsreform fungiert, durchgeführt wurde. Anhand des Business Process Maturity Model (BPMM) haben wir unsere Hypothese, dass ein hoher Prozessreifegrad zu einem hohen Maß an Patientenorientierung führt, getestet. Dazu haben wir eine Methode zur Messung des Prozessreifegrads entwickelt und diese auf Validität und Reliabilität geprüft. An der Befragung haben 79 Chefärzte und Stellvertreter teilgenommen, die alle öffentlichen Gesundheitseinrichtungen der Stadt (Krankenhäuser, Familienärztehäuser etc.) repräsentieren. Ergebnisse Die Untersuchung zeigt einen klaren Zusammenhang zwischen der Reife des Behandlungs- und Interaktionsprozesses und dem Grad der Patientenorientierung der jeweiligen Gesundheitseinrichtung. Die Varianz, die durch die unabhängige Variable Prozessreifegrad erklärt wird, liegt bei 16,3 %. Alle formativen Dimensionen zeigen einen stark signifikanten Einfluss auf das Konstrukt „Patientenorientierung”. Der Reifegrad des Behandlungs- und Interaktionsprozesses weist ebenfalls einen stark signifikanten Einfluss auf die Patientenorientierung auf. Schlussfolgerung Für Gesundheitseinrichtungen ist es von großer Bedeutung, einen hohen Reifegrad des Behandlungs- und Interaktionsprozesses zu erreichen, um damit dem Anspruch von Patientenorientierung gerecht werden zu können. Die Reife des Prozesses kann mit dem im Rahmen dieser Studie entwickelten Fragebogen getestet werden.