Meeting
customer requirements is a demanding and complex business. The
goal is to deliver error free goods & services, in the shortest
possible time, at the lowest cost, in order to make a profit.
However to understand how to achieve this is not always easy.
People get
used to comfortable & familiar ways of working, but as customer
requirements & markets change it is important to ensure that
processes also evolve to meet the new demands, in order for
business to remain efficient and competitive. Job satisfaction
can also be severely affected if it is necessary or accepted
that a lot of rework has to be performed in order to compensate
for an inefficient process.
Process
Mapping & Analysis can provide the solution. The method provides
a way to develop existing working practice by firstly understanding
business processes, and then by identification of problem areas
enabling real improvements to be made.
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