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10 Language-to-English DictionariesReengineering
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Re-en-gi-neer-ing
"Das Reengineering der Geschäftsprozesse brachte große Einsparungen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in critical performance measures such as cost, quality, service, and speed.
"The company's re-engineering process led to a significantly more streamlined supply chain." - 2
The act of redesigning or restructuring a system, product, or software structure.
"The software re-engineering project successfully removed legacy bugs and improved performance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the prefix 're-' (denoting repetition or backward movement), derived from Latin, with 'engineering', originating from the Middle English 'engine' (from Latin 'ingenium'). Popularized in the early 1990s through management theory to describe the fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Re-engineering" is said worldwide
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réingénierie
Transliteration: ré-in-gé-ni-e-rie
"La réingénierie des processus administratifs a réduit les délais."
Reengineering
Transliteration: Re-en-gi-neer-ing
"Das Reengineering der Geschäftsprozesse brachte große Einsparungen."
reingegnerizzazione
Transliteration: rein-gegneriz-zazione
"La reingegnerizzazione aziendale ha migliorato l'efficienza."
reingeniería
Transliteration: rein-ge-nie-rí-a
"La reingeniería de procesos es vital para la competitividad."
reengenharia
Transliteration: re-en-ge-ha-ri-a
"A reengenharia organizacional transformou a empresa."
पुनःअभियांत्रिकी
Transliteration: punaha-abhiyantriki
"कंपनी ने अपनी कार्यप्रणाली की पुनःअभियांत्रिकी की।"
再工程
Transliteration: zài gōngchéng
"业务流程再工程大幅提高了生产力。"
리엔지니어링
Transliteration: ri-en-ji-ni-eo-ring
"경영 혁신을 위한 리엔지니어링 작업이 진행 중이다."
リエンジニアリング
Transliteration: ri-en-ji-nia-rin-gu
"企業は業務プロセスのリエンジニアリングに取り組んだ。"
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