Flow_Chart

Flow Chart Richard Marrero University of Phoenix OPS/571 Professor Jose Rodrigo-Pons March 29, 2012 Flow Chart In the following, a daily process shall be selected in which one will like to spend less time doing. Also, a flowchart will be designed using an appropriate tool. The factors that affect the process design will be discussed and one metric will be identified to measure the process. The day is filled with many activities in which one would like to spend less time doing. Cooking is something that people would like to spend less time doing. Further on, we shall see this process in the form of a flow chart. The following flow chart was created using Microsoft Word. A flow chart can be a valuable tool when it comes to analyzing and adjusting work processes. The factors that affect the process design are quite a few. The first factor is what does one feel like eating at dinner time. Some people have the luxury of selecting anything that they want because they are good cooks. They can pick whatever they want and cook it well in a short period of time. Another factor that may affect the process design is the cost of the meal. Chicken and beef are affordable but maybe seafood is a little pricier. During these economic times it is more likely to eat cheaper even though once in a while one may want to indulge in a more expensive cut of meat such as filet mignon or maybe lobster. A person may also have health issues that influence on his diet. He has to be careful about which food he eats and the method in which he prepares it. Some people cannot eat too much salt or red meats. Others must eat foods low in carbohydrates. Others may have food allergies and cannot eat certain foods. Another factor that affects the process is the amount of people you are cooking for. Obviously for one person one doesn’t have to cook as much. If you have a family, definitely there is more time spent preparing the food and cooking it. In an effort to save time cooking, a single person may want to prepare more food and save in the refrigerator. He can either use this food the next day for lunch or eat it again the next day for dinner again. Another method that can greatly reduce preparing time for the next day is just preparing a salad, a soup or sandwich. The problem with this is that preparing the same type of food daily can be quite boring and may take your appetite away. The metric that I will use to measure the process is the time in which the food is prepared for cooking. START START Wash meat Wash meat Cut onions Cut onions Season meat with adobo and vinegar Season meat with adobo and vinegar Add onions Add onions    Let meat marinate for 20 minutes Let meat marinate for 20 minutes Heat water to boil Heat water to boil Add rice to boiling water Add rice to boiling water How to choose water temperature' How to choose water temperature' Is fabric softener required' Is fabric softener required' Add oil and salt and stir Add oil and salt and stir rrrr rrrr Wait until boils again Wait until boils again Cover rice and lower heat Cover rice and lower heat Wait 15 minutes Wait 15 minutes Select pan apply oil and preheat for 5 minutes on medium heat Select pan apply oil and preheat for 5 minutes on medium heat Place meat in pan and cook for 5 minutes on each side Place meat in pan and cook for 5 minutes on each side Remove rice from heat let stand for 5 minutes Remove rice from heat let stand for 5 minutes Place meat on place Serve rice along with the meat and place onions on top of meat and rice Wait for 60 or more minutes. Place meat on place Serve rice along with the meat and place onions on top of meat and rice Wait for 60 or more minutes. Serve with cool drink Serve with cool drink END END WEEK 1 | Seasoning time for meat (Minutes and Seconds) | Monday | 11 minutes 45 seconds | Tuesday | 11 minutes 55 seconds | Wednesday | 10 minutes 35 seconds | Thursday | 10 minutes 48 seconds | Friday | 10 minutes 54 seconds | The previous is an estimate time upon preparing the meat to cook. It is this area which will be adjusted so that we can decrease the prepare time and cooking process in whole.