...Design a Flowchart for a Process Ana A, Brown OPS/571 October 17, 2012 Dave Kunz Design a Flowchart for a Process Every day of our daily lives is a part of a process. Everybodys parts of the process are different in many ways and still the same in other ways. When Ana was working six month ago her routine was the same three days of the week and the other two different. Ana is on disability now until February 2013 and my days differ on a daily bases. Ana will design a flowchart process that states how she would like to spend less time on her routine of going to work. The daily process that she would like to do more efficiently is spend less time doing her morning routine. Ana have chosen this process because it would allow her to examine the process she uses every day to get ready for her day and hopefully find ways to reduce the time it takes her to complete her daily routine. To assist Ana in her journey for a more efficient daily routine she has chosen to use a flowchart to document her daily routine process (flowchart, 2010). Discovering Impacting Aspect The major decisions to be made during Ana morning routine, is does she get up when her alarm clock goes off or does she hit the snooze button? After Ana get out of bed she thinks should she make her coffee to drink now or for the road? After that she ask myself does she brush my teeth first and get dress or does she do her hair and makeup? All the decisions affect the...
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...Running Head: DESIGN A FLOWCHART FOR A PROCESS Design a Flowchart for a Process University of Phoenix OPS 571/ Operations Management As humans that are prone to develop habits, by nature we ritualize or develop processes by which we perform certain daily tasks. These processes may very well be time consuming, while some may not be and are very effective and efficient. When examining a process, a flow chart could be an important tool to use to understand how a process is being performed as well as provide some insight. This flowchart will aid in understanding how each task is performed and what if anything can be done to minimize the time it takes to complete the process while maintaining importance and goal centered results (Chase, Jacobs & Aquilano, 2006). The result of this process should be a stepping stone as to how the overall process can be improved. While developing the flow chart mentioned above, the process that is being analyzed is identifying how much time can be managed more efficiently and reduced while preparing for and driving to work weekly. This flow chart will be a multi stage process meaning the tasks or activities that have been performed has multiple stages or flows (Chase, Jacobs, & Aquilano, 2006). Some of the factors that affect the process design directly are whether or not getting up on time is achieved or how many times was the snooze button pushed, whether or not a shower was done the night before, does the outfit need to be ironed or is...
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...Design a Flowchart OPS/571 June 14, 2011 Design a Flowchart for a Process Daily processes are part of a regular routine and many of them may burn up a vast amount of time. In this paper, a detailed process is identified and a flowchart has been designed to show a variety of factors that influence the design process as well as the specific metric that identifies the measurement process. By designing a flowchart for this process, the desired result is to identify how the amount of time involved can be minimized while also making the overall process more efficient. Factors Affecting Process Design To assist me in my journey for a more efficient daily routine I have chosen to use a flowchart to document my daily routine process. To form a flowchart on most consider several questions such as; “What is or must be done, What would happen if it were not done, Where is the task done, When is the task done, and is it critical that it be done then or is there flexibility in time and sequence” (Chase, Jacobs, & Aquilano, 2006). Factors influencing the process design; is largely the decision’s that must be made during the routine and the time-frame in which they must be made. The major decisions to be made during my morning routine, is do I get up when my alarm clock goes off or do I hit the snooze button. After I get out of bed do I exercise or go straight to the shower, after I shower and get dressed do I have my clothes picked out or do I need to decide what to where?...
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...http://www.termpaperwarehouse.com/essay-on/Design-A-Flow-Chart-Ops-571/26243 Week #1 Individual Assignment Design a Flowchart for a Process Sherry Martin OPS 571 University of Phoenix November 19, 2010 Design a Flowchart for a Process Everyday, people perform daily processes as part of their regular routines and many of them may consume a great amount of time. In this paper, a specific process has been identified and a flowchart has been designed to show the various factors that affect the design process as well as the specific metric that identifies the measurement process. By designing a flowchart for this process, the desired result is to identify how the amount of time involved can be minimized while also making the overall process more efficient. Factors Affecting Process Design The factors affecting the process design include: 1) “Do I get up promptly?” OR “Do I hit the snooze button on the alarm?” 2) “Do I have my clothes ready for work?” OR “Do I need to decide what to wear in the morning?” 3) “Is there a great deal of traffic or congestion?” OR “Is the traffic moving smoothly?” Each of these factors can greatly affect the process design because of their potential impact on the overall amount of time expended. Some additional steps in the process design which have less impact on the overall efficiency of driving to work include: 1) Shower 2) Brush teeth 3) Fix hair 4) Do makeup 5) Breakfast Identified Metric The one metric that...
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...Assignment Design a Flowchart for a Process Sherry Martin OPS 571 University of Phoenix November 19, 2010 Design a Flowchart for a Process Everyday, people perform daily processes as part of their regular routines and many of them may consume a great amount of time. In this paper, a specific process has been identified and a flowchart has been designed to show the various factors that affect the design process as well as the specific metric that identifies the measurement process. By designing a flowchart for this process, the desired result is to identify how the amount of time involved can be minimized while also making the overall process more efficient. Factors Affecting Process Design The factors affecting the process design include: 1) “Do I get up promptly?” OR “Do I hit the snooze button on the alarm?” 2) “Do I have my clothes ready for work?” OR “Do I need to decide what to wear in the morning?” 3) “Is there a great deal of traffic or congestion?” OR “Is the traffic moving smoothly?” Each of these factors can greatly affect the process design because of their potential impact on the overall amount of time expended. Some additional steps in the process design which have less impact on the overall efficiency of driving to work include: 1) Shower 2) Brush teeth 3) Fix hair 4) Do makeup 5) Breakfast Identified Metric The one metric that has been identified to measure the process is time. The flowchart will...
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...Design a Flowchart for a Process The last couple of years I have had the task making sure my children are dressed and on time for school. This task is a process performed weekdays during the school year. This task can be time-consuming if the appropriate processes are not performed. Using a flowchart design, I will be able to analyze daily task of making sure my children are dressed and on time for school. By creating a flowchart for this process, it will increase the awareness and reveal issues that can improve the time spent performing the task. This analysis will reveal what needs to be overcome or changed to improve the performance of the task. According to Wiesenfelder (2009) “A standard activity flowchart will provide information about potential bottlenecks, delays, and other common sources of inefficiency and error” (para. 5). This flowchart design will help make this process more efficient where time can be saved. Some factors that significantly affect this process design. The following factors directly affect the process design in my daily task of making sure my children are dressed and on time for school: 1. To get my children clothes ready for school? 2. Wake kids up early enough to get to school on time? 3. What kind of breakfast will my kids eat? 4. Who do I drop off first my two yr old son or my two daughters? These four steps are decision factors, which can significantly affect the time it takes to complete the process of making sure my children are dressed...
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...Flowchart: Keyless entry fob University of Phoenix OPS/GM571 November 20, 2012 Flowchart: Keyless entry fob Operations management has benefits such as cost reduction, increased profitability, and increased customer satisfaction. For a global company with different suppliers, a well-defined process design can mean the difference between profit and loss. A flowchart gives a simplified, easy to understand overview of the processes. From this every step can be analyzed to determine possible improvements in the process design. The flowchart For this flowchart (attachment 1), the control chip (component A) will be supplied by China, the rolling transmitter (component B) by Japan, the plastic housing (component C), by Taiwan, and the key ring (component D), by India. Using standard flowchart symbols, as described by Chase, Jacobs & Aquilano (2006), a waiting area, as depicted by the inverted triangle, will be receiving all parts ordered, to be present before assembly of the keyless entry fob can begin. This can also act as a buffer zone for parts, to minimize the negative effects of poor supply by the manufacturer. Factors affecting the process design. Different factors that may affect the design process could be the supply time by different suppliers, and the on-hand quantity of each of the different components. If a specific supplier cannot deliver a component timeously, vendors need to be changed, or a larger buffer time period may need to be introduced (although...
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...Design a Flowchart for a Process Daily tasks such as getting ready for work can be a challenging and a race to the end. Daily regular routines can be time consuming and tiresome. This paper will demonstrate the daily process and a designed flowchart of how a daily routine can affect the processing flow in one’s life. The flowchart is a visual representation of the sequence of the content of the product showing what comes first, second, and third. (Levine 2001) This particular flowchart will be designed to assist in minimizing the amount of time that is involved in a daily routine and how the process could be made more resourceful. Factors that Affect the Process Design The factors that can have an effect on the process design is the daily decision that are being made within a routine and the amount of time it takes the routine to be made. There are two decisions that have an effect on how the morning will be accomplished. First are the major decisions such as: * Getting up in a timely manner * Pressing the alarm’s snooze button at least twice * Getting clothes out to wear (both mines and child) * Finding something for breakfast * Getting myself ready * Bath * Hair * Teeth brushed * Make-up * Clothes * Ensure child is dress correctly * Clothes * Teeth brushed * Hair brushed * Backpack ready including lunch * Ensure child eats * Getting child to the bus stop * Leave early...
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...2. ALGORITHMS, FLOWCHARTS, DATA TYPES AND PSEUDOCODE 2.1 ALGORITHMS The term algorithm originally referred to any computation performed via a set of rules applied to numbers written in decimal form. The word is derived from the phonetic pronunciation of the last name of Abu Ja'far Mohammed ibn Musa al-Khowarizmi, who was an Arabic mathematician who invented a set of rules for performing the four basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) on decimal numbers. An algorithm is a representation of a solution to a problem. If a problem can be defined as a difference between a desired situation and the current situation in which one is, then a problem solution is a procedure, or method, for transforming the current situation to the desired one. We solve many such trivial problems every day without even thinking about it, for example making breakfast, travelling to the workplace etc. But the solution to such problems requires little intellectual effort and is relatively unimportant. However, the solution of a more interesting problem of more importance usually involves stating the problem in an understandable form and communicating the solution to others. In the case where a computer is part of the means of solving the problem, a procedure, explicitly stating the steps leading to the solution, must be transmitted to the computer. This concept of problem solution and communication makes the study of algorithms important to...
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...Software Program Design I Course Objectives Covered by This Unit CO2: Design programs by using flowcharts and pseudo code. CO3: Write programs that perform input, processing, and output. Unit Learning Outcomes LO8: Determine program input, processing, and output stages. LO9: Create the necessary flowcharts to describe a program’s structure. LO10: Use pseudocode to define a program’s structure. LO11: Formulate solution algorithms for calculations by properly following the order of operations. Key Concepts ▪ Determining input, process, and output ▪ Creating flowcharts and pseudocode ▪ Formulating algorithms Reading ▪ Gaddis, Chapter 2: “Introduction to Computers and Programming,” pages 29-55 Resources: • Data Projector • ITT Virtual Library • Text Books • Visual Studio • Lab Computers • Student Removable Hard Drive • VM Ware Player Methods: • Lecture • Group Discussion • Lab Work • Review exercise / Research Papers • Quiz Brief Lesson Overview: Today’s lecture we would be discussing the following topics. • Discuss how all programs basically consist of a three-step process: input, process, and output. Use the payroll calculation program example from Figure 2.3 on page 34 of the textbook to illustrate this process. Ask students to think of and share other examples that follow this three-step process. • Discuss...
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...Deployment may refer to: •Deployment flowchart, a process mapping tool used to articulate the steps and stakeholders of a given process . •System deployment, transforming a mechanical, electrical, or computer system from a packaged form to an operational state. •Software deployment, all of the activities that make a software system available for use. Deployment flowchart A deployment flowchart (sometimes referred to as a "cross functional flowchart") is a business process mapping tool used to articulate the steps and stakeholders of a given process. "Deployment flowcharts consist of a sequence of activity steps and also the interactions between individuals or groups." Each participant in the process is displayed on the map (which is constructed as a matrix) - tasks/activity are then articulated in sequence under the column corresponding to that stakeholder. As deployment flowcharts highlight the relationships between stakeholders in addition to the process flow they are especially useful in highlighting areas of inefficiency, duplication or unnecessary processing. Often utilized within Six sigma activity, completed flowcharts are commonly used to examine the interfaces between “participants” which are typically causes for delays and other associated issues. Deployment flowcharts are useful for determining who within an organization is required to implement a process and are sometimes used as a business planning tool. While deployment flowcharts can be drawn by hand using pen and...
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...Design a Flowchart for a Process • Select a process that you do every day but would like to spend less time doing, such as driving to work. I have selected the process of laundering as illustration of flow chart. • Design a flowchart using an appropriate tool. The instructor is more concerned with your ability to explain how process design works and why it’s valuable than with fancy graphics I have used the features of Microsoft Word to design the flowchart. Flowcharts are valuable than fancy graphics as it represents the systematic flow of logic to all the involved members in effective manner. It can also be referred again and again to understand the system as documentation allows keeping the blueprint of design for analysis in the development of system. • Comment on the factors that affect the process design. The factors that affect the process of design in laundering are right temperature, quality of cloths and adequate water in the tub. It acts as decisive factor is execution of steps. Following are the steps involved in laundering the cloths: (1) Sort the cloths for white, bright and dark colors. (2) Check the pockets of sorted cloths and empty it. (3) Read the product label to follow the instructions. (4) Measure the right amount of detergent. (5) Pour the detergent into washer. (6) If liquid fabric softener is required, add it else go to step 7. (7) Choose the water temperature as per instruction of washing machine...
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...Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Ref Page Chapter 11: Planning the Computer Program Slide 1/44 Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Learning Objectives In this chapter you will learn about: § Programs must be planned before they are written § Algorithm § Flowchart § Pseudocode § Plan the logic of a computer program § Commonly used tools for program planning and their use Ref Page 183 Chapter 11: Planning the Computer Program Slide 2/44 Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Purpose of Program Planning § To write a correct program, a programmer must write each and every instruction in the correct sequence § Logic (instruction sequence) of a program can be very complex § Hence, programs must be planned before they are written to ensure program instructions are: § Appropriate for the problem § In the correct sequence Ref Page 183 Chapter 11: Planning the Computer Program Slide 3/44 Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Algorithm § Refers to the logic of a program and a step-by-step description of how to arrive at the solution of a given problem § In order to qualify as an algorithm, a sequence of instructions must have following...
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...Week 3 iLab—Calculate Overtime Pay ------------------------------------------------- TCO 3 — Given a simple problem, design and desk-check a solution algorithm requiring a modular design that is expressed in terms of pseudocode or program notes, input-process-output (IPO) analysis, and flow chart. ------------------------------------------------- TCO 4 — Given a simple problem that requires one or more decisions, create a working solution that uses decisions with logical and relational expressions. ------------------------------------------------- TCO 8 — Given a more complex problem, develop a complete solution that includes a comprehensive statement of the problem, complete program design, and program documentation. ------------------------------------------------- Assignment You will need to design an application that will prompt a user for his or her hourly pay rate; his or her hours worked; and whether he or she is single, married, divorced, or widowed. It will then calculate the user’s gross and net pay. If the user works more than 40 hours, overtime is calculated at 1 ½ times the regular rate and displayed separately. If he or she is married, use a flat tax rate of 15%; if he or she is single, use 22%. If he or she is divorced, use 23%; and if he or she is widowed, use 13%. (I realize that these rates are not very realistic). Below is a sample of what the program should do when run. (No overtime example) Enter hourly pay rate: 10.00 Enter hours worked:...
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...Ontario Learning Center Course Description This course applies planning and controlling concepts to increase the value of the supply chain. Students learn to evaluate and improve processes. Other topics include process selection, process design, and theory of constraints, project implementation, capacity planning, lean production, facility location, and business forecasting. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Chase, R. B., Jacobs, F. R., & Aquilano, N. J. (2006). Operations management for competitive advantage (11th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill/Irwin. All electronic materials are available on the student website. |Week One: Process Selection and Design...
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