BPTF Architecture Overview - Value Chain Group
BPTF Architecture Overview - Value Chain Group
BPTF Architecture Overview - Value Chain Group
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Copyright©2010<strong>Value</strong><strong>Chain</strong><strong>Group</strong>allrightsreserved|Conclusion24Tocreateastrongbondbetween<strong>BPTF</strong>theoryandpractice,<strong>Value</strong><strong>Chain</strong><strong>Group</strong>(VCG)providestrainingforselectedbusinessprocessowners.Theseprocessownersaretrainedtoutilizethe<strong>BPTF</strong>.Trainingincludesapplyingastandardmethodologyandtoolsetforcreatingvaluestreams;analyzingbusinessprocessflowsandblueprintingintegratedprocessdefinitionswithinamodelbasedsemanticframeworkacrosstheenterpriseforfutureprocessredesignprojects.TheresultingbusinessarchitecturecapitalizesonthestrengthsofcombinedtoolsetsandcreatesacleardefinitionofpracticalinterfacesbetweentheIntegratedContinuousImprovementMethodology(ICIM)andapplicationsoftwareimplementationmethodologies.Providingevengreatercapabilitytoeffectprocesstransformation,VCGhasteamedwithOliverWightAmericastoprovideaspecificOliverWightXRMforclientswhoarealsoOliverWightclients.Toextendtheapproachtoacompleteendtoendtransformationlifecycle,SiemensITSolutionshasteamedupwithOliverWightandVCGtoenabledirectextensionoftheprocessmodelsintoapplicationimplementationblueprinting.ThisrelationshipacceleratessystemconfigurationandintegrationinacompletelymodeldrivenenvironmentbasedonClassAbestpracticesacrossmultiplesystemssuchasERP,PLMandMES.AuthorsTomMercerisVCG'sChiefModelArchitect.Tom'scompany,<strong>Value</strong><strong>Chain</strong>Associates,isthefoundingmemberofthe<strong>Value</strong><strong>Chain</strong><strong>Group</strong>.TomformedthisLLCin2001todevelopthepotentialofBusinessProcessTransformationFramework(<strong>BPTF</strong>).Hehas25yearsofexperienceservingcustomersinthemanufacturingindustry.Gaininginsightsfromworkingasapractitioner,Tomdeveloped<strong>BPTF</strong>forevaluatingtheeffectivenessandperformanceofenterpriseprocesses.In2004,TomledagroupofthoughtleadersfromDassaultSystems,ATKearney,PRTM,PDMA,HP,Intel,andBPTrendsinestablishingVRMasanopenstandardreferencemodel.Tomhasassistedawidevarietyofcompaniessuchas,Intel,Chrysler,AMD,P&G,Weyerhaeuser,Nissan,andCompassionInternationalinutilizing<strong>BPTF</strong>.DennisGroves,aprincipalsince2000,isChairmanofOliverWightAmericasaswellasPresidentofOliverWightInternational,thegoverningboardforallworldwidedivisionsofOliverWight.Hehasmorethan40yearsofexperienceasaconsultantandapractitioner.Hehasworkedwithprocessanddiscretemanufacturersinconsumergoods,foods,pharmaceuticals,andmanyotherindustries.AmonghisclientcompaniesareSolutia,Schick&WilkinsonSword,WatsonPharmaceuticals,ScheringPlough,QualitestPharmaceuticalsandZebraTechnologies.HehastaughtnumerousclassesinSales&OperationsPlanning,supplierplanningandcontrol,integratedplanningandscheduling,datastructuresandbillsofmaterial,andinventoryrecordaccuracy.HeiscoauthorofAchievingClassABusinessExcellence;AnExecutive’sPerspective.VascoDrecunisanadvisortoseniordecisionmakersin businessandtechnology.Vascoisafrequentspeakerandpresenteratresearchconferencesontechnologyinbusiness.HeisCoauthorofFederatedEnterpriseReference<strong>Architecture</strong>,andArchitectofCollaborativeProductDevelopmentSystems.Duringhiscareerofovertwentyyears,VascowasahandsonengineeringmanageratmanufacturingcompaniessuchasSteelcaseandATITechnologies,aswellasfunctionalarchitectatsoftwarevendorslikei2TechnologiesandBaan.Inhisconsultingcareer,headvisedmanyleadingmanufacturerssuchasGeneralMotors,GeneralElectric,AdvancedMicroDevices,BombardierAerospace,NissanandProcterandGamble.Currently,asaConsultingDirectorwithSiemensITSolutions&Services,VascoadvisesmanufacturingandITorganizationsoninnovativePLM,ERPandMESsystemintegrationconceptsforenablingstrategictransformationandimprovedbusinessperformanceinproductdevelopmentandproductionmanagement.
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