re-engineer
Rebuild from scratch
Re-engineer means to redesign or restructure something, typically a system, process, or organization, to improve its efficiency or effectiveness.
The term gained currency in business contexts during the 1990s, when companies undertook wholesale redesigns of their operations.
The company re-engineered its supply chain to reduce costs.
In technical contexts, to re-engineer software or a product is to analyze and rebuild it, sometimes by reverse-engineering an existing design.
The noun re-engineering describes this process.
Create anew with changes
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- reworkModify something already made
- revampRestructure extensively
optimize · streamline · reconfigure · retrofit · rebuild · reconstruct · systematize · refine
Make maximally effective
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- productivityOutput relative to input
- performanceCarrying out a task
- leanLacking fat; incline
throughput · benchmarking · metrics · cost-effective · capacity · precision · workflow · bottleneck
Building design discipline
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
- networkInterconnected system
database · codebase · platform · framework · integration · automation · scalability · interoperability
Sudden important advance
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- transformationThorough change in form
advancement · inventive · novel · creative · visionary · prototype · experimentation · iteration
redesign
Create anew with changes
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- reworkModify something already made
revamp · optimize · streamline · reconfigure · retrofit · rebuild · reconstruct · systematize · refine · remodel
optimize
Make maximally effective
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- productivityOutput relative to input
- performanceCarrying out a task
lean · throughput · benchmarking · metrics · cost-effective · capacity · precision · workflow · bottleneck · kaizen
architecture
Building design discipline
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
network · database · codebase · platform · framework · integration · automation · scalability · interoperability · modular
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- cutting-edgeAt innovation's forefront
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
transformation · advancement · inventive · novel · creative · visionary · prototype · experimentation · iteration · proof-of-concept