Process Mapping: Techniques, Benefits, and Waste Reduction

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Process mapping is a technique which is employed to enable an individual to identify and
fathom the sequence of the steps that is the components and/or activities which are required to
give any outcome or results (Damelio, 2016). The process mapping is done to enable an
individual or a group of people to work together to analyze or develop a process in details. This
can be employed subsequently to inform action, identify improvement opportunities and
highlight problem areas (James, 2016). The mapping process identified here is the process of
making a big mac. The below is a process mapping developed to help to make a big mac. The
process involves at least 10 activities having the start, processes, decision and the terminator (end
of the process in the process mapping).
The TIM WOOD is basically a waste of time, energy and resources in any business,
company, and department. These waste are always seven of which every action is done in a
business is either VA (Value added or NVA (non-value added). The Non-value added are those
that are done and do not add value. But still, some can be very vital and can be a requirement so
as to do the job. The seven wastes are as below;

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T – Transport
I – Inventory
M – Movement
W – Waiting and delays
O – Overproduction
O – Over Processing
D – Defects
Transport
It is very crucial to transport the goods and work in action, therefore this must be controlled in
terms of distance and time. This will ensure that the risk of the product being damaged, delayed
and lost are highly reduced. So if the transportation takes a lot of time then it will result to waste.
Inventory
Manufacturing a product to relax around and hold on for the subsequent activity which won’t
commence immediately is actually an NVA. The produce is waiting and not adding value to
relaxing in the workplace somewhere (Darwish, 2011). The more the inventory the more the
worst it will be because it will be in form of raw material, work in action or finished goods.