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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/tg/ebm/user/us000130" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Model Approach</Title>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>In the first releases of the Enterprise Business Model, an
		  approach towards modeling was introduced that contained the following
		  targets:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>The model must be easy to read and understand to reduce
		  complexity.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The model must be consistent in look and feel.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The model must follow a business case approach.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The number of sub-processes must be reduced to create
		  transparency.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>The model approach includes a number of business cases to
		increase recognition among potential customers. The objective is to be as
		informative as possible.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Based on experiences with the first releases of the Enterprise
		Business Model, these targets have now been fine-tuned, starting with the
		Enterprise Business Model for the Infor ERP Baan 5.0c release. In short, the
		Enterprise Business Model implied the abolishment of case components to reduce
		complexity and the introduction of more variants (typologies) in business
		processes for each main function to increase transparency.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>