The first structured method for documenting process flow, the "flow process chart", was introduced by Frank Gilbreth to members of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in 1921 in the presentation “Process Charts—First Steps in Finding the One Best Way”. Gilbreth's tools quickly found their way into industrial engineering curricula. In the early 1930s, an industrial engineer, Allan H. Mogensen began training business people in the use of some of the tools of industrial engineering at his Work Simplification Conferences in Lake Placid, New York.
Process Flowchart
1-1 Process flowchart or PFD is also known as the system flow diagram or SFD. The main reason of using process flowchart is to show the relation between major parts of the system. Process flowchart or PFD does not include minor parts or components of the system like piping ratings or piping systems. In many organizations, users term process flow diagrams as flow sheet.
1-2 A diagram of the steps in a job, operation, or process. It enables everyone involved in identifying and solving quality problems to have a clear picture of how a specific operation works and common frame of reference. It also enables a process improvement team to understand the interrelationship of the department and functions that constitute a process.
Process plans are a set of document that detail manufacturing and services delivery specification.
Process analysis is the systematic examination of all aspects of a process to improve its operation-to make it faster, more efficient , less costly, or more responsive to the customer. Process flow diagrams should include the information regarding the connection between various systems. It also consists of the process piping and major parts details. Process flow diagrams are usually drawn on a large sheet of paper.
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