The flow of information (communications) and materials throughout the complete manufacturing or production process. Coordination and in-process materials are common sources of significant loss in far ...

A flow chart, or flow diagram, is a graphical representation of a process or system that details the sequencing of steps required to create output. A Newsletters SUBSCRIBE ...

They organized its material flow, saving six and a half minutes per rope order, which is 33% of material handling time. In another case , executives from an IT services company had never met each ...

The mapping of a business process creates a visual process depiction. This may be through an elaborate presentation of flow charts and graphs or with a simple collection of multi-colored note cards.