Process Improvement Plan Wk 5 Ops 571
Process improvment plan for laundry
Process Improvement Plan Juan J. Malfavon University of Phoenix OPS/571 Paul L. Porch, MBA, MPM, CIPM March 2, 2012
Comment on the factors that affect the process design. Identify at least one metric to measure process. I will use the sorting time needed to separate clothes by wash cycle type because sorting is critical in reducing laundry time and potentially ruining clothes by placing certain items in the wrong wash cycle
The Following information is the process design flow for doing laundry in my home. The chart was designed during week 1 of the analysis. The diagram bellows reflects an additional step: a triangle has been added to reflect individual sorting and a rectangle has been changed from empty pockets to place sorted clothes in laundry room bins. This additional step has improved the overall laundry completion requirements. [pic]Metrics The following control limits were placed on the laundry process flow in my home to reduce total laundry times. Week 1-5 show increases in personnel support to accomplish tasks associated with the completion of the laundry. The metrics used were: - Sorting clothes to ensure proper wash Week 1: Laundry requirements are completed by one individual supporting a household of four people. Sorting, carrying individual loads to laundry room, washing, drying and folding is done by one person. The data below reflects a timed metric to validate the sorting and preparation of three loads of laundry; Denim, Polyester, and Whites. The process flow improvement will be to add one person per week to the sorting task to measure time.
|WEEK 1 |Sorting Time for Cloths (Minutes and Seconds) |
|Sunday |4 minutes 30 seconds
Process Improvement Plan Juan J. Malfavon University of Phoenix OPS/571 Paul L. Porch, MBA, MPM, CIPM March 2, 2012
Comment on the factors that affect the process design. Identify at least one metric to measure process. I will use the sorting time needed to separate clothes by wash cycle type because sorting is critical in reducing laundry time and potentially ruining clothes by placing certain items in the wrong wash cycle
The Following information is the process design flow for doing laundry in my home. The chart was designed during week 1 of the analysis. The diagram bellows reflects an additional step: a triangle has been added to reflect individual sorting and a rectangle has been changed from empty pockets to place sorted clothes in laundry room bins. This additional step has improved the overall laundry completion requirements. [pic]Metrics The following control limits were placed on the laundry process flow in my home to reduce total laundry times. Week 1-5 show increases in personnel support to accomplish tasks associated with the completion of the laundry. The metrics used were: - Sorting clothes to ensure proper wash Week 1: Laundry requirements are completed by one individual supporting a household of four people. Sorting, carrying individual loads to laundry room, washing, drying and folding is done by one person. The data below reflects a timed metric to validate the sorting and preparation of three loads of laundry; Denim, Polyester, and Whites. The process flow improvement will be to add one person per week to the sorting task to measure time.
|WEEK 1 |Sorting Time for Cloths (Minutes and Seconds) |
|Sunday |4 minutes 30 seconds
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