Types of Relationships between the Input and Output
The scatter plot can be a useful tool in understanding the type of relationship that exist between the inputs (X’s) and the outputs (Y’s) No Relationship: The scatter plot can give an obvious suggestion if the inputs and outputs on the graph are not related. The points will be scattered throughout the graph with no […]
Smart Cities – What they are, How Realistic are they, and what can be done
What are Smart Cities and How They Have the Potential to Revolutionize Urban Living We often hear the term Smart Cities mentioned in the media. We also come across excited business leaders and politicians as well as urban planners and members of think tanks breathlessly talk about how Smart Cities would transform the way we […]
Why the Business and Commerce Battles in the Digital Age are over Data as the New Oil
Why Data is the New Oil Data is the New Oil, proclaimed, India’s Richest Person and the one of the World’s leading Businessperson, Mukesh Ambani. He was referring to the fights over data in the digital age being similar to the battles over Oil in the Industrial Age. As Oil was the Lubricant that made […]
Why Companies Engage in International Business
To Expand Sales The first and foremost reason is that western multinationals would like to expand their sales and acquire newer markets so that they can record impressive growth rates. Considering the fact that the developing countries are peopled with consumers who have aspirations to western lifestyles, it is, but natural that the western companies […]
Project Control and Engineering Change Control in ERP
Project control module is used for organizing long term projects such as building a ship or power plant. The production environment resembles make to order situation where customer order driven purchasing, production, estimating, engineering, planning and control is done. This module also enables in setting up, analyzing and amending the budget for the project undertaken […]
Business Process Improvement programs have become the major tools for Organizations to keep working on their internal operations to enhance the operational efficiencies, to implement new processes in line with business requirement and to eliminate redundancies and wastage. When the Organizations used to be managed and run based on hierarchy and centralized decision making, the operations were dependent upon people. With the change in Organizational functioning and evolution of decentralized and process oriented organizational structure, the emphasis has shifted from people to process. With the help of technology Organist ions today depend upon technology and process driven operations which is lends itself to flexibility and adaptability to changes in the business environment and Customer expectations.
With change of business operations and flexibility becoming the order of the day, Organizations have come to adapt Business Process Improvement program as the tool to manage the change. The selection of the particular process that is to be subject to Business Improvement program is done by the Business Unit Head or the Executive Implementation team that sponsors and owns the program.
It is the Business Heads and the senior management who would be in the right position to identify the particular process that would impact the business and is critical for the operation. The success of a BPI program however largely depends upon the training and skill sets of the Process Improvement Team and its leader. Business process improvement involves choosing a process, determining the boundaries, identifying and listing the input and output data requirements as well as drawing up a block diagram. Once this has been achieved, then comes the process of applying measurement criteria and targets to the process with an aim to be able to measure, assess, observe and control the process.
Working on measuring, detailing and enhancing the process calls for use of statistical tools and problem solving tools etc. The exposure to these tools as well as the experience of the PIT leader and team will determine how well the project will be executed and improvements take place.
One of the basic tools used in Business Improvement projects is the Flow Chart. It is a fact that any idea or message that is communicated through picture is absorbed faster and better than being presented in the form of text or data. We understand and grasp pictures better than words. Flowcharts are nothing but graphical presentation of the process using symbols, lines and other simple combination of words with figures. A flowchart presentation of a process enables the reader to understand the process clearly, to follow the exact sequence as it exists and comprehend all the transactions involved in the process as well as the interdependencies that exist with other processes.
Similar to a map, a flow chart depicts the complete picture as it is and enables the reader or reviewer to navigate through, very easily. Flow charting the process helps explain the entire process with clarity. However lengthy or complicated the process is, flow chart is able to present the same in detail and in whole. Being able to see the entire process including each and every activity as well as the interdependencies etc, enables the reviewer to identify roadblocks, problem areas as well as operational problems. Flow chart helps train the process owners and staff in understanding the process with clarity and follow the same. Flow charts happen to be the best communication tools too.
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