Types of Business Processes - Classifications

      
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			            	Marten van der Zee
Analyst, Netherlands
			            
Types of Business Processes - Classifications

	          		Henk Kleijn and Fred Rorink in their book 'Change Management' distinguish between 5 different kinds of business processes in any company (organization):

1. Primary processes: these are the main processes in a business, typically being Porter’s inbound logistics, operations (incl. production), outbound logistics, marketing and sales, services. According to some also R&D and purchasing could be viewed as primary activities / processes.

2. Secondary or supporting processes: these processes support the work of the primary processes. Examples: financial management & control, HR, administration and facility management.

3. Systems, or steering systems: these are the processes which help the primary processes (typical on a corporate level). Examples: planning & control, logistics.

4. Decision processes: these processes interact with and guide the primary processes.

5. Communication and information processes: these are also integrated in the other processes. The accuracy of the choices and decisions made by managers is strongly dependent on the maturity of these communication and information processes.
				      
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														Thanks Marten for sharing this new classification. (...)
				                
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