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All production occurs in steps. These steps can be written down as directions so that in the future employees can replicate the process exactly to create identical results. A flowchart provides a visual guide that may communicate the step-by-step process more clearly. You can draw an easy-to-understand flowchart with a pencil and a piece of paper.
Write out all the major steps in the process of production. Write these steps in short, concise statements, such as “Turn on the oven. Turn the temperature dial to 350 degrees.”
Identify clear start and end points for production. Write the start step at the top of the page and the end step at the bottom. Enclose the start and end step in an oval.
Write out minor or supplementary steps. Minor steps may not always apply, or may guide the worker on what to do if he makes an error. Examples of minor steps include “Clean bottom of oven if dirty” or “Preheat at 450 degrees if baking bread.”
Draw rectangular boxes of equal size for each major step. Draw these boxes one on top of the other from the top of the page to the bottom. Go onto a second page if you run out of space.
Write the major step sentences in each box. Write them in the order they occur in the production process.
Write out steps that require a choice to be made by the employee. An example of such step is “Bake until top of bread is slightly browned” versus “Bake until top of bread is golden.”
Enclose decision steps in a diamond shape. Draw lines going off different points of the diamond to indicate the different possible choices.
Connect each box with a line. These lines show that one box goes directly after another. This is the base of your flowchart.
Assign minor steps to a major step. For example, “Clean oven if dirty” would go beside “Turn on the oven.” Because you would clean the oven before turning it on, it would go on the left side of “Turn on the oven.”
Connect minor step boxes to the major step boxes with a line. Draw a circle around minor steps. Do not draw an oval like you did for the start and end point.
Write out all the major steps in the process of production. Write these steps in short, concise statements, such as “Turn on the oven. Turn the temperature dial to 350 degrees.”
Identify clear start and end points for production. Write the start step at the top of the page and the end step at the bottom. Enclose the start and end step in an oval.
Write out minor or supplementary steps. Minor steps may not always apply, or may guide the worker on what to do if he makes an error. Examples of minor steps include “Clean bottom of oven if dirty” or “Preheat at 450 degrees if baking bread.”
Draw rectangular boxes of equal size for each major step. Draw these boxes one on top of the other from the top of the page to the bottom. Go onto a second page if you run out of space.
Write the major step sentences in each box. Write them in the order they occur in the production process.
Write out steps that require a choice to be made by the employee. An example of such step is “Bake until top of bread is slightly browned” versus “Bake until top of bread is golden.”
Enclose decision steps in a diamond shape. Draw lines going off different points of the diamond to indicate the different possible choices.
Connect each box with a line. These lines show that one box goes directly after another. This is the base of your flowchart.
Assign minor steps to a major step. For example, “Clean oven if dirty” would go beside “Turn on the oven.” Because you would clean the oven before turning it on, it would go on the left side of “Turn on the oven.”
Connect minor step boxes to the major step boxes with a line. Draw a circle around minor steps. Do not draw an oval like you did for the start and end point.
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