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reengineer

verb/ˌriːɪndʒɪˈnɪə/

B1CEFR level
30/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister

To redesign a business process from the ground up to achieve radical improvement.

Rather than tweak the claims workflow, the new COO chose to reengineer it end to end.

Similar: redesign, overhaul

Topic: Management & organisation in Business English

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