Process Flowchart
OPS 571
December 3, 2012
Process Flowchart Daily tasks are often mundane and become a ritual for many. Often these tasks are process oriented. This allows these tasks to be set-up as a way to save time, improve the structure, or allow one to improve. The use of a flowchart enables the process to be illustrated through its phases in which solutions and tasks can be complete simultaneously. This paper will evaluate the flowchart of my daily task of preparing for inspections and will help me improve and be more efficient. A review of the process, flowchart, and various factors affecting the design and metrics to measure the progress of the process will be discussed. Factors “A good way to start
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Design Elements This process starts and ends with square boxes, using arrows to show the flow of the process from start to finish. An upside-down triangle indicates a storage point with no inspections enabling me to save tune and prepare in advance. Rectangles are steps in the process with approximate times in each. Decision points are shown with diamond shapes with arrows following yes and no responses. Measurement This measurement of the process will be time. Cycle time according to Chase, Jacobs, and Aquilano 2006, is “a repetitive process is the average time between completions of successive units” (p. 156). The step that could improve preparation time is step 8, laundry. This step currently takes the most time to complete and is an oversight requiring me to wake up early to prepare this step in the process. Each step can be evaluated to see if there is a way to modify a step to save time and improve the process more. If too much time is spent on one item, or a factor not considered hinders my arrival time, it could cost me money and repeat business. Conclusion A flowchart is intends to show a process from start to finish and visibly show the required steps in between. The decisions and the times they are made in the process can modify the process making it easier or complicate it further. This process will be
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