Publications
With our publications we cover the most diverse research areas that arise in the field of man, task and technology. In addition to traditional Business Information Systems topics such as knowledge management and business process management, you will also find articles on current topics such as blended learning, cloud computing or smart grids. Use this overview to get an impression of the range and possibilities of research in Business Information Systems at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
Type of Publication: Article in Collected Edition
How to Increase Service Productivity: A BPM Perspective
- Author(s):
- Malsbender, Andrea; Pöppelbuss, Jens; Plattfaut, Ralf; Niehaves, Bjoern; Becker, Joerg
- Title of Anthology:
- 15th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS)
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Keywords:
- Business process management;Literature Review;Productivity;Service Management;Service Science
- Link to complete version:
- http://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2011/125/
- Citation:
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Abstract
The service sector has experienced a remarkable growth in most advanced economies over the last decades. Services are processes that transfer inputs into outputs through interaction between customer and provider. The performance of service processes can be measured in terms of service productivity. Service productivity, expressing the relationship between service outcome and the resources required, is a key measure to service providers. In this literature review, we take a BPM perspective to examine which practices extant studies suggest to help service managers to increase productivity of service processes. We assign 15 recommendations which we are able to identify from the literature review to the phases design, configuration, enactment, and diagnosis according to the BPM lifecycle. Based on these recommendations, we outline three interconnected areas of future research from which the service industry could benefit. These are cross-boundary BPM, understanding IT support for service processes, and contributions of design science. This study takes a fresh look on service productivity as it offers a novel systemization and synthesis of the diverse recommendations present in the literature. The implications we discuss go beyond common beaten tracks as they bring forward the new opportunities of growing digital connectedness that also exist for traditional services as well as the formation of networks and increasing collaboration within the service sector.