Dr. Guido Dedene, Professor with K.U. Leuven To Discuss Process Discovery and Improvement at INFORMS Annual Meeting
DALLAS - October 25, 2007 - OpenConnect Systems, an industry leader in discovering business processes inefficiencies, today announced that Professor Dr. Guido Dedene, will present “A Hybrid Approach to Process Discovery and Improvement” at the annual meeting for the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).
Business process discovery is the next step to better business intelligence. Process discovery involves cataloging and understanding all of the processes of an organization – including those associated with technology and people, as well as how these are interrelated. By thoroughly analyzing these processes, organizations can make incremental improvements that will lead to significant cost savings.
OpenConnect has partnered with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U. Leuven, Belgium), to research new mathematical and scientific methods for discovering and analyzing organization processes to gain a better understanding of how the analysis of organizational processing must evolve. Dr. Dedene has been on faculty with the K.U. Leuven, Belgium for more than 20 years and currently chairs the business process discovery research for OpenConnect. He has published more than 50 articles on technology management, capacity planning and strategic business. Dr. Dedene also holds faculty positions with the Amsterdam Business School in the Netherlands and the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School in Belgium.
The INFORMS Annual Meeting takes place November 4-7 in Seattle, Washington. It is designed as a discussion forum for advances in technology and operational research.
When:
Dr. Dedene’s session takes place on November 7th at 9:00AM.
Where:
Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle
About OpenConnect
OpenConnect has created the first software designed to automatically discover the business process inefficiencies that hinder operational growth. Using patent-pending process analytics, OpenConnect provides businesses with continuous, real-time views of the processes, activities and variations that affect day-to-day operations. Armed with this information, executives can make the quick, incremental improvements that will increase process efficiency, improve employee productivity and raise profitability. With a rich history of developing innovative technology, OpenConnect's products are distributed in more than 60 countries and used by more than 60 percent of Fortune 100 companies. For more information on OpenConnect, visit www.oc.com.
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