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What is a Process
The products and services delivered by any organization are the result of processes. Any business activity whether it is industrial, commercial or service-oriented can be considered as a process. Managing these processes is a key to success for any organization. A process can be defined is a set of steps designed to produce a product…
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Lean Concept of Value
Also known as VA NVA Analysis and Value-Added Analysis. Variants include Waste Analysis. Oftentimes, we tend to create additional steps to a process in order to fix a problem or enhance a situation. Over time, these additional activities become an established part of the process although they do not add any value to the product…
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Lean Concept of Waste
Also known as the Eight Wastes and the Eight Deadly Wastes and the eight forms of waste. Variants include the Seven Wastes. In a Lean culture, waste is anything that doesn’t add value from the customer’s perspective. It includes activities that consume resources, add cost to the product or service but contribute zero value to…
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Value Stream Mapping: A Visual Approach to Process Optimization
Also known as Material and Information Flow Analysis and Value Stream Analysis. A Value Stream Map (VSM) is a high-level visual representation of a business process. It helps to understand the flow of value through the process as perceived by the customer. The primary goal is to identify and eliminate waste and make the process…
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SIPOC Analysis: An Important Step Toward Process Improvement
Also known as SIPOC mapping, COPIS and System Analysis. Variants include IPO. A SIPOC Map is a comprehensive overview of a business process. It provides a high-level summary and a big picture view of the key components of the process to understand the context in which the process occurs. The SIPOC Map represents the flow…
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The Three Common Types of Flowcharts
Also known as Flow Diagram, Activity Flowchart, Process Diagram. Variants include Process Sequence Chart. A flowchart is a visual representation tool that illustrates the flow of a business process and the interconnections between its activities. It allows to break up any process into individual activities and see how they fit together. The simplicity of flowcharts…
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The Simple Drawing Way to Map Business Processes
Also known as Business Process Mapping. Variants include Flowcharting and Value Stream Mapping. A process map is a graphical representation that illustrates the sequence of activities within a business process. It represents these activities in a step by step manner to help understanding how a product is made and how a service is delivered. Process…
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Process Sequence Chart
Also known as Flow Process Chart. Variants include Process Chart, Flow Diagram and Spaghetti Diagram. A process sequence chat is a symbolic representation that illustrates the sequence of activities within a process. It is used to record the activities that make up a process to determine which steps add value and which do not. It is preferred…
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Analyzing and Monitoring Processes through Time Value Mapping
Also known as Time Value Chart. Variants include Value Stream Timeline. A time value map is a graphical representation of the value-added and non-value-added time within a business process. It focuses on what adds value to a business process as perceived by the customer. The primary objective is to enhance process efficiency while maximizing customer…
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