Process Flow Chart

Description:

The Process Flow Chart provides a visual representation of the steps in a process.

When to Use:

Constructing a flowchart is often one of the first activities of a process improvement effort, because of the following benefits :

1- It give you and everyone a clear understanding of the process.

2- Facilitates teamwork and communication.

3- Helps to identify non-value-added operations.

Method:

There are many symbols used to construct a flowchart; the more common symbols are shown below:

- The next step is to identify the process steps and link them together with direction arrows.

-Following is an example of a very simple flowchart for the process of getting out of bed in the morning:

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