Design a Flow Chart

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 it ready to put on, purse need to be changed over to match the day’s outfit, in leaving in the morning is there time allotted for traffic?

These factors are important in understanding how time can be managed more effectively. The potential impact on the amount of time that is expended completing each of these tasks can now be evaluated and analyzed. The main steps of the process can be viewed as important steps that have to be completed in order to maintain a standard of acceptable...