Identifying an Efficency-Improving Process
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How would you identify a process to improve operating efficiency?
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680+ words identify and explain a process in operating that could improve efficiency.
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An operation is composed of processes designed to add value by transforming inputs into useful outputs. Inputs may be materials, labor, energy, and capital equipment. Outputs may be a physical product or a service.
Process analysis seeks to find ways to increase outputs through improvements in the process and the elimination of bottleneck that are slowing the process down. There are various tools to identify the variation in processes which will help in taking corrective action to improve the operating efficiency.
According to my opinion control charts is essential to study closely the quality of the products coming from each production operation. A control chart is a popular statistical tool for monitoring and improving quality. Originated by Walter Shewhart in 1924 for the manufacturing environment, it was later extended by W. Edward Deming to the quality improvement in all areas of an organization (a philosophy known as Total Quality Management, or TQM).
The purpose of control charts
The success of Shewhart's approach is based on the idea that no matter ...
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