re-engineering

British  

noun

1. 1. the restructuring of a company or part of its operations, esp by utilizing information technology

   2. ( as modifier )

      a massive re-engineering programme

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Example Sentences

This re-engineering turned a weak, poorly dissolving chemotherapy drug into a highly targeted cancer-fighting agent that spares healthy tissue.

From Science Daily

Seeking to prevent a recurrence of those shortages, the MWD is re-engineering pipelines and adding new pump stations to better move water where needed during a drought.

From Los Angeles Times

Re-engineering democracy will take years of painstaking work.

From Seattle Times

"By re-engineering the molecule through structure-based drug design, we and our collaborators have adapted the antibiotic to increase its activity," Lee added.

From Science Daily

For years, the Sierra Club’s Washington State Chapter has voiced its concerns regarding the ‘Yakima Plan,’ calling it a ‘massive hydrologic re-engineering of Washington’s rivers.’

From Seattle Times