IMPQI250 – Apply the flow process analysis improvement technique in food operations
Overview
This standard is about the skills and knowledge needed for you to apply flow process analysis as part of your organisation's drive to increase the effectiveness and productivity of food operations. This is important in the achievement of excellence and the success of manufacture, processing and supply across the food supply chain.
You will need to apply and understand the methodology and procedures of flow process analysis. You will need to carry out analysis and present findings of analysis to relevant people within the organisation, including management colleagues. You will need to know how to comply with your company policy for improvement, take responsibility for your actions, and refer any issues outside of the limit of your authority to others.
This standard is for you if you work in food or drink operations including, manufacturing, processing, packing or supply chain activities. You may have responsibilities for aspects of organisational improvement in a team leadership or management role.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Prepare for analysis
confirm and agree the defined scope of analysis with the relevant personnel
check and confirm that flow process analysis is the most appropriate improvement technique to support the analysis required with the relevant personnel
obtain information, documentation and resources necessary to support the technique in accordance with procedures
communicate the purpose of the analysis to the relevant personnel
Carry out analysis to identity flow process improvement opportunities
use approved methodology to apply the technique and collect performance data on flow process in accordance with the improvement plan
analyse and evaluate flow process performance in accordance with the improvement plan
Report improvement opportunities
present findings of the flow process analysis to the relevant personnel
make recommendations about improvement opportunities and targets resulting from the analysis findings to the relevant personnel
Knowledge and understanding
You need to know and understand
the organisation's improvement vision, strategy, objectives and the reasons for implementation of improvement programmes
how the health, safety and hygiene requirements of a work area can influence the process of analysis
the food or drink operational process activity that is being analysed
how a process in its elements/activities of work are described
the control of waste within a food processing environment
the symbols and abbreviations used for flow process analysis
how a process or deployment flowchart is mapped using the recognised symbols
what are classed as value-added and non-value added activities within the process
the elements/activities in the process that are value added or non-value added
how to identify and make recommendations about potential opportunities for improvements within the food processing activity
the use of data to eliminate activities that do not add value to the process action
planning to simplify the value added activities and eliminate the non-value added activities
how action plans are constructed including the use of the payback matrix
levels of authority linked to problem resolution
the use of statistical measurement and meanings, abbreviations and symbols in the collection of performance data
how to use graphical data representation in data analysis
how to interpret and evaluate data
how to present analysis findings
how to make recommendations about improvement opportunities and targets
IMPQI250 – Apply the flow process analysis improvement technique in food operations
Overview
This standard is about the skills and knowledge needed for you to apply flow process analysis as part of your organisation's drive to increase the effectiveness and productivity of food operations. This is important in the achievement of excellence and the success of manufacture, processing and supply across the food supply chain.
You will need to apply and understand the methodology and procedures of flow process analysis. You will need to carry out analysis and present findings of analysis to relevant people within the organisation, including management colleagues. You will need to know how to comply with your company policy for improvement, take responsibility for your actions, and refer any issues outside of the limit of your authority to others.
This standard is for you if you work in food or drink operations including, manufacturing, processing, packing or supply chain activities. You may have responsibilities for aspects of organisational improvement in a team leadership or management role.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Prepare for analysis
Carry out analysis to identity flow process improvement opportunities
Report improvement opportunities
Knowledge and understanding
You need to know and understand
Keywords: Food operations; Manufacturing; Excellence; Improvement; Organisational development; Change; Management; Flow process; Analysis