Business Process Flow Charts/ Diagrams

By: Shashank Dev Sondhi Roll #: 86

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Is it (Process Flow) Chart/Diagram?

Is it Process Flowchart?

IS there a prefix of Business to both of these which creates another subset or superset of symbolic representations?

An Industrial Process Flow Diagram goes like so

Another Process flow chart

Types of flowcharts useful for understanding processes

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Activity flowcharts

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– Deployment flowcharts

The Flowchart style with which we are all familiar

What is a BUSINESS process flow chart

Shapes used in flowcharts

This is the set of shapes used in flowcharts as declared by a Flowchart making software called SmartDraw.

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ThisSome typical elements from process flow diagrams, as provided by the open source program, Dia.

This shows that we are not going to a very technical degree of complexity unless required and field specific

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differences and/or similarities between: What we think the process is. What the process really is. What the process could be. What the process should be.

Differentiation and identification of value-added and non-value-added steps

Ideas for Value-added and non-value-added Value-Added Step:

Customers are willing to pay for it. It physically changes the product. It’s done right the first time.

Nonvalue-Added Step: Is not essential to produce output. Does not add value to the output. Includes:

Defects, errors, omissions. Preparation/setup, control/inspection. Over-production, processing, inventory. Transporting, motion, waiting, delays.

Examples of activities

• Entering order• Ordering materials• Preparing drawing• Assembling• Legally mandated testing• Packaging• Shipping to customer

• Waiting• Storing• Staging• Counting• Inspecting• Recording• Obtaining Approvals• Testing• Reviewing• Copying• Filing• Revising/Reworking• Tracking

Value-Added Activities Nonvalue-Added Activities

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Opportunity flowchart showing areas of improvement

An opportunity flowchart is organized to separate value-added steps from nonvalue-added steps.

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Gliffy: flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, technical drawings, and more. Available at : http://www.gliffy.com/

DrawAnywhere: Flowcharts, Process diagrams, Organizational charts, Export your diagram as an image file (jpg, png, etc) or a pdf file. Available at: http://www.drawanywhere.com/

AjaxSketch: Available at: http://www.ajaxsketch.com/

Software tools to make flowcharts Microsoft Powerpoint:

Basic drawing of multi-shape text boxes Arrow drawings to show flow

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process diagrams, database entity-relationship diagrams, organizational, hierarchy and relationship charts, network schemes, graphs and trees. Implemented as an ActiveX control, FlowChartX provides your applications with the ability to create and present various kinds of flow diagrams. A few to mention are workflow, flowchart, process, database entity relationship diagrams,...

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Software tools to make flowcharts RFFlow Professional Flowcharting 5.00

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But the leader is the one that everyone emulates Unfortunately it’s Microsoft Microsoft Visio 2007:

Microsoft Visio is a diagramming software for Microsoft Windows. It uses vector graphics to create diagrams. It is currently available in two editions, Standard and Professional.

It was initially made by Visio Corporation which was bought over by MS in 2007.

Gossip: The Next version of Visio will feature the ribbon interface which

revolutionised the user-interface and friendliness of MS Office 2007.

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