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Identifying Organizational Inefficiencies with Pictorial Process Analysis (PPA)

Independent Journal of Management & Production

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Title Identifying Organizational Inefficiencies with Pictorial Process Analysis (PPA)
 
Creator Patrishkoff, David John
 
Subject —
process mapping, business process management, business process reengineering
 
Description Pictorial Process Analysis (PPA) was created by the author in 2004. PPA is a unique methodology which offers ten layers of additional analysis when compared to standard process mapping techniques.  The goal of PPA is to identify and eliminate waste, inefficiencies and risk in manufacturing or transactional business processes at 5 levels in an organization. The highest level being assessed is the process management, followed by the process work environment, detailed work habits, process performance metrics and general attitudes towards the process. This detailed process assessment and analysis is carried out during process improvement brainstorming efforts and Kaizen events. PPA creates a detailed visual efficiency rating for each step of the process under review.  A selection of 54 pictorial Inefficiency Icons (cards) are available for use to highlight major inefficiencies and risks that are present in the business process under review. These inefficiency icons were identified during the author's independent research on the topic of why things go wrong in business. This paper will highlight how PPA was developed and show the steps required to conduct Pictorial Process Analysis on a sample manufacturing process. The author has successfully used PPA to dramatically improve business processes in over 55 different industries since 2004.  
 
Publisher Independent
 
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Date 2013-09-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
application/x-zip
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Identifier http://www.ijmp.jor.br/index.php/ijmp/article/view/82
10.14807/ijmp.v4i2.82
 
Source Independent Journal of Management & Production; Vol 4, No 2 (2013): Independent Journal of Management & Production; 431-451
2236-269X
 
Language eng
 
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