Method and System for Defining One Flow Models with Varied Abstractions for Scalable lean Implementations
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a set of existing processes;
selecting groups of processes within said set of existing processes to consider for defining process flows;
organizing said selected groups of processes based on common subsets of attributes;
enriching said selected groups of processes to be compatible with process improvement techniques;
forming at least one process platform from said selected groups of processes; and
adding at least one key performance indicator to said at least one process platform.
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Abstract
A method and system for representing one or more families of existing processes in a composite abstraction such that process improvement techniques can be implemented in a more scalable manner. The invention enables abstracting a set of pre-defined process models into a composite model that represents sufficient operational details while being compliant with process improvement techniques such as, but not limited to, Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen, and others (collectively “lean” techniques). The invention provides the ability to flexibly represent the operational and lean-related information in varied abstraction levels at different stages of the process as and when necessary. The invention provides the ability to dynamically generate and represent process models based on user-selected defining characteristics (or attributes) used for process “family” formation. This allows users to define process models based on a set of customized attributes deemed critical by that particular user, including the ability to prioritize the selected attributes.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a set of existing processes; selecting groups of processes within said set of existing processes to consider for defining process flows; organizing said selected groups of processes based on common subsets of attributes; enriching said selected groups of processes to be compatible with process improvement techniques; forming at least one process platform from said selected groups of processes; and adding at least one key performance indicator to said at least one process platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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means for receiving a set of existing processes; means for selecting groups of processes within said set of existing processes to consider for defining process flows; means for organizing said selected groups of processes based on common subsets of attributes; means for enriching said selected groups of processes to be compatible with process improvement techniques; means for forming at least one process platform from said selected groups of processes; and means for adding at least one key performance indicator to said at least one process platform. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
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receive a set of existing processes; select groups of processes within said set of existing processes to consider for defining process flows; organize said selected groups of processes based on common subsets of attributes; enrich said selected groups of processes to be compatible with process improvement techniques; form at least one process platform from related groups of processes; and add at least one key performance indicator to said at least one process platform. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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receiving at least one set of business processes; selecting at least one group of processes within said at least one set of business processes to consider for defining process flows; assigning commonality definitions to said at least one group of selected processes; assigning lean requirements to said at least one group of selected processes; integrating said commonality definitions and said lean requirement to make said at least one group of selected processes compatible with process improvement techniques; forming at least one process platform from said at least one group of selected processes; adding at least one key performance indicator to said at least one process platform; creating at least one optimized process platform from said at least one process platform and said key performance indicators; and integrating lean process methodologies and tools into said optimized platform to create at least one lean compliant process platform. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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