Flowchart: When to use it

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When to use it

• Use it when analyzing or defining a process, to detail the actions and decisions within it.
• Use it when looking for potential problem points in a process.
• Use it when investigating the performance of a process, to help identify where and how it is best measured.
• Use it as a communication or training aid, to explain or agree the detail of the process.

Fig. 1. Using the Flowchart in problem solving

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