flow chart

Function

Adiagramshowingthealgorithmwithspecificgraphicsymbols,calledaflowchartorblockdiagram.

Aflowchartisagraphicalrepresentationoftheflowofinformation,views,orcomponentsflowingthroughasystem.Intheenterprise,theflowchartismainlyusedtoillustrateacertainprocess.Thisprocesscanbeeitheraprocessflowonaproductionlineoramanagementprocessnecessarytocompleteatask.

Forexample,aflowchartcanbeoneofthewaystoexplainthemanufacturingprocessofapartandevenorganizethedecision-makingprocess.Thevariousstagesoftheseprocessesarerepresentedbygraphicblocks,anddifferentgraphicblocksareconnectedbyarrowstorepresenttheirflowdirectioninthesystem.Thenextstepdependsontheresultofthepreviousstep.Thetypicalapproachistousethelogicbranchof"yes"or"no"tojudge.

Flowchartisaneffectivewaytorevealandmasterthemovementstatusoftheclosedsystem.Asadiagnostictool,itcanassistindecision-making,letmanagersknowclearlywheretheproblemmaylie,andthusdeterminethealternativecourseofaction.

Flowchartsaresometimescalledinput-outputdiagrams.Thediagramintuitivelydescribesthespecificstepsofaworkingprocess.Theflowchartisextremelyhelpfulforunderstandingexactlyhowthingsaregoinganddecidinghowtoimprovetheprocess.Thismethodcanbeusedthroughouttheenterprisetovisuallytrackandillustratehowtheenterpriseoperates.

Theflowchartusessomestandardsymbolstorepresentcertaintypesofactions.Forexample,decision-makingisrepresentedbydiamond-shapedboxes,andspecificactivitiesarerepresentedbyboxes.Butmoreimportantthanthesesymbolrequirementsisthatthesequenceoftheworkprocessmustbeclearlydescribed.Theflowchartcanalsobeusedtodesignandimprovetheworkprocess.Thespecificmethodistofirstdrawouthowthingsshouldbedone,andthencompareitwiththeactualsituation.

Steps

Foreasyidentification,thecustomarymethodofdrawingaflowchartis:

Roundedrectanglesindicate"start"and"end";

Rectanglesrepresentactionplansandcommonworklinks;

Rhombusesrepresentproblemjudgmentorjudgment(review/approval/review)links;

Useparallelogramstorepresentinputandoutput;

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Thearrowrepresentsthedirectionoftheworkflow.

Basicstructure

Sequentialstructure,conditionalstructure(alsocalledselectionstructure),loopstructure,branchstructure.

Type

• Fileflowchart

• Dataflowchart

• Systemflowchart

• Programflowchart

Relatedsymbols

DataFlowchart:Thedataflowchartrepresentsthedatapathtosolveacertainproblem,andatthesametimespecifiesthemainstagesofprocessingandvariousdatamediaused.

Thedataflowchartincludes:

a,indicatethedatasymbolsthatexistinthedata,andthesedatasymbolscanalsoindicatethemediausedbythedata;

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b,indicatetheprocessingsymbolsfortheprocessingperformedonthedata,thesesymbolscanalsoindicatethemachinefunctionsusedintheprocessing;

c,Specifyseveralstreamlinesymbolsforthedataflowbetweenprocessingand/ordatamedia;

d,Specialsymbolsforreadingandwritingdataflowdiagrams.

Thereshouldbedatasymbolsbeforeandafterprocessingsymbols.Thedataflowchartstartsandendswithdatasymbols(exceptforthespecialsymbolsspecifiedin9.4),

Programflowchart:programflowThefigureshowsthesequenceofoperationsintheprogram.

Theprogramflowchartincludes:

a,indicatestheprocessingsymboloftheactualprocessingoperation,whichincludesthesymboltodeterminethepathtobeexecutedaccordingtothelogicalcondition;

b,Specifythestreamlinesymbolsofthecontrolflow;

c,Specialsymbolsthatareconvenientforreadingandwritingprogramflowcharts.

Systemflowchart:Thesystemflowchartrepresentstheoperationcontrolanddataflowofthesystem.

Thesystemflowchartincludes:

a,thedatasymbolsthatindicatetheexistenceofdata,thesedatasymbolscanalsoindicatethemediausedbythedata;

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b,definethelogicalpathtobeexecutedandtheprocessingsymbolsthatindicatetheoperationsperformedonthedata;

c,indicatetheprocessingAnd(or)streamlinesymbolsfordataflowbetweendatamedia;

d,specialsymbolsforeasyreadingandwritingofsystemflowcharts.

Programnetworkdiagram:Theprogramnetworkdiagramshowstheprogramactivationpathandtheinteractionbetweentheprogramandrelateddata.Inthesystemflowchart,aprogrammayappearinmultiplecontrolflows;Butintheprogramnetworkdiagram,eachprogramonlyappearsonce.

Theprogramnetworkdiagramincludes:

a,datasymbolsindicatingtheexistenceofdata;

b,Specifytheprocessingsymboloftheoperationperformedonthedata;

c,indicatetheactivationofeachprocessingandthestreamlinesymboloftheflowbetweentheprocessingandthedata;

d,Specialsymbolsforeasyreadingandwritingofprogramnetworkdiagrams.

Systemresourcediagram:Thesystemresourcediagramrepresentstheconfigurationofdataunitsandprocessingunitssuitableforsolvingaproblemoragroupofproblems.

Thesystemresourcediagramincludes:

a,indicatedatasymbolsofinput,outputorstoragedevices;

b,representstheprocessingsymboloftheprocessor(suchascentralprocessingunit.Channel,etc.);

c,representsthedatatransmissionbetweenthedatadeviceandtheprocessorandtheprocessorThestreamlinesymbolforthecontroltransferbetweenthecontrollines;

d,Specialsymbolsforeasyreadingandwritingofsystemresourcegraphs.

AdvantagesandDisadvantages

Advantages:Intuitiveimage,variousoperationsareclearataglance,no"ambiguity",easytounderstand,easytofindwhenalgorithmerrors,andcanbedirectlytransformedintoaprogram.

Disadvantages:Ittakesupalotofspace.Becausetheprocesslineisallowedtobeused,itistooflexibleandunconstrained.Theusercanturntheprocessarbitrarily,whichcausesdifficultiesinprogramreadingandmodification,whichisnotconducivetostructuringThedesignoftheprogram.

Software

GitMindisadomesticonlineflowchartmakingsoftwarethatsupportsdirectuseonWindowsandMacsystembrowsers.Supportdrawingmorethantenkindsofgraphicssuchasflowcharts,mindmaps,informationdiagrams,organizationalstructurediagrams,UMLmodeldiagrams,swimlanediagrams,andanalysisdiagrams.Itcanbeusedtomakeprofessionalflowchartssuchasprojectmanagementflowcharts,programflowcharts,andcompanyprocurementflowcharts.

TheEdrawiconisaprofessionalflowcharttool.Fulldrag-and-dropoperation,richsymbollibraryandexamples,withrichflowchartexamplesandtemplatelibraries,youcanuseitdirectlywithouttutorials.

Visualgraphprofessionalgraphicssystem:Thissystemisagraphiccontrol,whichcanbeusedflexiblyunderthe.NETdevelopmentplatform,anditcanalsobeusedindelphi.Simpleandeasytouse,widelyusedintheindustry.

Visiocanbewidelyusedinmanyfieldssuchaselectronics,machinery,communications,architecture,softwaredesign,andbusinessmanagement.

powerdesignerisaprettygoodflowchartsoftware.

SAMbusinessprocesscombingtoolsoftwareprovidesconvenientandstandardizedmodelingtoolsforprocesspractitionerstocombprocessbusiness,andprovidestoolsupportforprocesscombing,solidification,andrelease.

VisioisaverytraditionalflowchartsoftwarelaunchedbyMicrosoft,withawiderangeofapplications.Theswimlanediagrammethodcanassociatetheprocesswiththedepartmentsandpositionsoftheprocess,andrealizethecorrespondencebetweentheprocessandtheowner.Withtheincreasingdemandforprocessmanagementapplicationsinenterprises,fragmentedandstaticmethodshavegraduallybecomedifficulttoadapttotheactualprocessmanagementneedsofenterprises.

ControlistheprocesssoftwareofNimbusintheUnitedKingdom.Itcandisplaythebasicelementsoftheprocessinaholographicway,includingactivities,inputandoutput,rolesandrelateddocumentsandotherinformation.Itissimpleandeasytouse,anddoesnotsupportmulti-dimensionalexpansionapplications.

arisisIDS'sprocesssoftware,withIDSuniquemulti-dimensionalmodelingandroomstructure,integratedprocessmanagementplatform,processanalysisandprocessmanagementcanbecarriedoutthroughtheprocessplatform.

Provisionistheprocesssoftwareofmetastorm.Itisgoodatmulti-dimensionalsystemmodelingandcanintegratemultiplemanagementfunctionsoftheenterprise.Itisatoolforprocessmanagementexpert-levelcustomerapplications.

MyFlowChartisyoufabao'sonlineflowchartsoftware,whichcandrawflowchartsonline,issimpleandeasytouse,basedoncloudcomputing,dataloss.

ProcessOnisaprofessionalsocialnetworkforbusinessprocessusers.ItwasestablishedinJune2011andlaunchedin2012.ProcessOnconnectsexpertconsultants,consultingagencies,BPMvendors,ITsolutionvendors,andawiderangeofenterpriseuserstoprovidecloud-basedprocesscombing,creativecollaborationtools,collaborativedesignwithcolleaguesandcustomers,real-timecreationandeditingofprocesses,andimprovementPeople'screationprocessofflowcharts.

Case

ISOFLOWCHARTdataanalysisflowchart

Theorganizationshoulddetermine,collectandanalyzeappropriatedatatoverifythesuitabilityandeffectivenessofthequalitymanagementsystemAndevaluatewheretheeffectivenessofthequalitymanagementsystemcanbecontinuouslyimproved.

a.Customersatisfaction

b.Compliancewithproductrequirements

c.Processandproductcharacteristicsandtrends,includingplanstotakepreventivemeasures

d,supplier

productionprocess

isodataanalysisflowchart(1sheet)

Step1,opentheWord2010documentwindowandswitchtothe"Insert"functionarea.Clickthe"shape"buttoninthe"illustration"group,andselectthe"newdrawingcanvas"commandintheopenedmenu.

Smalltip:Canvasmustbeused.IfyoudirectlyinsertshapesdirectlyintheWord2010documentpage,itwillcausetheflowchartstobeunabletouseconnectorstoconnect.

Step2,selectthedrawingcanvas,clickthe"Shape"buttoninthe"Illustration"groupofthe"Insert"functionarea,andchoosetoinsertanappropriateflowchartinthe"Flowchart"type.Forexample,select"Flowchart:Process"and"Flowchart:Decision".

Step3,clickthe"shape"buttoninthe"illustration"groupofthe"insert"functionareaof​​Word2010,andselecttheappropriateconnectorinthe"line"type,forexample,select"arrow"and"Elbowarrowconnector".

Step4,pointthemousepointertothefirstflowchartfigure(noneedtoselectit),and4redconnectionpointswillappeararoundthefigure.Pointthemousepointertooneoftheconnectionpoints,andthenpresstheleftmousebuttonanddragthearrowtothesecondflowchartgraphic,thesecondflowchartgraphicwillalsoappearredconnectionpoints.Locateoneoftheconnectionpointsandreleasetheleftbuttontocompletetheconnectionofthetwoflowchartgraphics.

Step5,repeatStep3andStep4toconnectotherflowchartgraphics,thetwoendsofthesuccessfullyconnectedconnectorwillshowreddots.

Step6,addtexttotheflowchartgraphicsaccordingtoactualneedstocompletetheproductionoftheflowchart.

Mattersneedingattention

Therearemanyissuestoconsiderwhenusingtheflowchart,suchas:

Aretherecertainlinksintheprocess,anddeletingthemcanreducecostsorreducetime?

Arethereothermoreeffectivewaystostructuretheprocess?

Doesthewholeprocessneedtoberedesignedbecauseitisoutofdate?

Shoulditbecompletelyabandoned?