Currently, the continuing re-engineering efforts of many businesses offer an excellent opportunity to integrate such an approach into all aspects of business.

A manager at the company said Ms. Stadecker had failed in a yearlong re-engineering effort, which led to her departure.

America's Chrysler, he points out, claims to have an incredible 150 re-engineering efforts going on at once.

The cuts, involving about 7 percent of the unit's 43,000 employees, result from an analysis of staff functions as part of the company's re-engineering efforts.

He said Mr. Chenault had "led major re-engineering efforts which are helping reduce costs while improving service."

Long dogged by cost overruns on its military projects, Lockheed is engaged in a large-scale re-engineering effort on the factory floor where F-16's are churned out.

At American Express, he is credited with an ambitious re-engineering effort as well as being the architect of the successful spin-0ff Ameriprise Financial.

This re-engineering effort was largely successful, as the Chinese-built J-7 aircraft showed only minor differences in design and performance from the original Soviet MiG-21.

As Executive Director he implemented a re-engineering effort of all project design and construction processes, completed the first statewide multi-modal transportation, and establishing the first air quality policy for the State.

In its re-engineering effort, the company employed Barry D. Libert, a business consultant who now works for Arthur Andersen.