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22: 198: 92:, adapted the flow process chart to information processing with his development of the multi-flow process chart to display multiple documents and their relationships. In 1947, ASME adopted a symbol set derived from Gilbreth's original work as the ASME Standard for Process Charts. 360: 57:
in 1921 as the presentation "Process Charts, First Steps in Finding the One Best Way to Do Work". The Gilbreths' tools quickly found their way into
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is a graphical and symbolic representation of the activities performed on the work piece during the operation in industrial engineering.
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Subway Fare Card Machine Flow Process Chart (which doesn't use the ASME standard set of symbols).
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It is used when analyzing the steps in a process, to help identify and eliminate
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Operation: to change the physical or chemical characteristics of the material.
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The first structured method for documenting process flow, e.g., in
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Inspection: to check the quality or the quantity of the material.
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Detail process charting : speaking the language of process
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Move: transporting the material from one place to another.
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Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Lillian Moller Gilbreth (1921)
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Storage: when the material is kept in a safe location.
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Delay: when material cannot go to the next activity.
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flow shop scheduling
Frank
Lillian Gilbreth
ASME
industrial engineering
Allan H. Mogensen
Lake Placid
New York
Art Spinanger
Procter and Gamble
Ben S. Graham
Standard Register Corporation

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