Process Flowcharting: I Process owcharting: Creating a visual diagram to describe [represent] a transformation process. 3 Also called (or similar to]: 0 Process mapping 0 Flowprocess charting 0 Service blueprinting 0 Systems owchart I Purpose: To visually describe and then find ways of improving the current process. 0 Find repetitive operations. 0 Identify bottlenecks. 0 Describe directions and distances of flows [people material, and information) 0 Reduce waste. Required for certifications such as 1509000. Process flow analysis is at the core oforganizational processes in all functional areas. Process ow analysis is one of the most fundamental ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of most operations and, more generally, most processes