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Methodology
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The Graham Process Improvement Methodology has a FIFTY year track record helping organizations around the world build better
processes and save millions of dollars. Thirty years ago, the Graham
Process Charting symbol set was established as the
ANSI and ASME Process Charting standard.
The
Graham methodology evolved from a manufacturing improvement methodology
called work simplification. The work simplification toolset is a collection
of industrial engineering tools that can be used by anyone in your
organization. The tools enable your people to truly engineer their
processes! Work simplification can help you document, improve
and develop business processes faster, better and less expensively.
The methodology is based on a
fundamental principle:
You can achieve excellent results if you put good tools and methods in the
hands of the right people - the people who do the work. The methodology is
built around a simple five-step program (Define, Document, Analyze, Improve
and Implement).
1. Select a job.
Define the problem.
2. Get the facts. Break
the job down.
3. Question each detail for
possible improvements.
4. Develop agreement as to
the best way as of right now.
5. Apply the improved
method and follow through to evaluate the results and make further improvements.
It is used to document and improve existing processes,
redesign existing processes, standardize similar processes and develop new
processes. The methodology provides an excellent framework for
an improvement project. It can also be incorporated into other methodologies. While many methodologies recognize the importance of
documenting existing processes with a flowchart - few specify the tool. Many
have adopted high-level tools that provide limited value and could be
significantly more successful with good tools. Our charting tool has
been used to satisfy certification and audit requirements and has been used
to enhance improvement projects using TQM, Six Sigma and other improvement methodologies.
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