Business process reengineering is a tool for:
A) expediting the redesign of existing products and shortening the design-to-market cycle.
B) radically redesigning and streamlining how an activity (workflow)is performed,by pulling the pieces of strategy-critical activities out of different departments and unifying their performance in a single department or cross-functional work group that is in charge of the whole process,with the intent of achieving quantum improvements in performance.
C) instituting total quality management.
D) making the most effective use of Six Sigma techniques.
E) the rapid redesign of an organization's structure so as to quickly create organizational competencies and capabilities.

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Business process reengineering involves radical redesign and streamlining of workflow to achieve significant improvements in performance. It involves unifying strategy-critical activities from different departments into a single department or cross-functional work group. The other options (A, C, D, E) do not accurately describe business process reengineering.

Business Process Reengineering Is a Tool For