Bottlenecks in a Process

Bottlenecks in a Process

This paper is to locate, identify, and determine the bottleneck of one's morning wake up routine process. A flowchart will show how the normal process is laid out and identify these processes and factors and obstacles that help or affect of the process and can there be any correction or improvement in this measurement. With a visual process the analyzing will help determine which steps can be reduced and improved to make the morning process more efficient. The improvement of the morning wake up routine can help one improve his or her time management skills and reduce time used on non-value processes.

The Bottleneck Process

A bottleneck is the activity in a process that limits the overall capacity of the process (Chase, Jacobs, and Aquilano 2005). Every morning holds many steps that are the same day in and day out. The wake up and getting ready process make every morning time consuming or adds to time spent getting ready to leave the house for the day ahead. When designing the flow chart it shows that some of the steps can be done the night before to prepare for the following day, some steps can be combined, some eliminated, and others completed later in the day. In collecting data for one week there are some averages determined in the morning preparation. For example, the average time spent on getting dressed for work in the morning is 36 minutes. The average time in preparation for starting a load of laundry and getting the small things done before leaving is 12 minutes. One solution is to combine showering and shaving when showering, shaving and brushing teeth can be done while in the shower or taking a shower the evening prior can help reduce preparation time. Moving them to another part of the writer's day could free up the time in the morning. By combining those processes together, it could potentially reduce the time to get ready by five minutes, leaving more time to ensure that nothing is forgotten or left out. Saving five minutes can prepare one to make a lunch, instead of having to go out and