{"id":330,"date":"2007-02-13T05:23:39","date_gmt":"2007-02-13T12:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/330\/process-cycle-efficiency-pce"},"modified":"2014-10-12T22:59:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T03:59:55","slug":"process-cycle-efficiency-pce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/process-cycle-efficiency-pce\/330\/","title":{"rendered":"Process Cycle Efficiency Formula and Example"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Process Cycle Efficiency Formula and Example is my attempt to explain a helpful metric. I will do so and provide several examples that I hope you&#8217;ll be able to apply to your own field of business.<\/p>\n<h2>What is a Process?<\/h2>\n<p>We all want to <a title=\"how to add value to the world of business\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/how-to-add-value\/1813\/\">add value<\/a>. And, for things that don&#8217;t, we wish to either improve them or remove them.<\/p>\n<p>A process is an systematic activity comprising of smaller activities that culminate in an outcome \u201d service or product. A process can take up time, space, and resources. All processes can be categorized into the following categories: <a title=\"what is value\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/perceived-value-versus-actual-value\/423\/\">Value-added<\/a>, Non-value added but necessary, and Non-value added.<\/p>\n<p>From the Customer&#8217;s Perspective:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Value-added: This step in the process adds form, function, and value to the end product and for the customer.<\/li>\n<li>Non-Value-Added: This step does not add form, function, or assist in the finished goods manufacturing of the product.<\/li>\n<li>Non-Value-Added-But-Necessary: This step does not add value, but is a necessary step in the final value-added product.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(2) &amp; (3) naturally create waste, of which there are <a title=\"7 forms of wastes\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/purpose-and-process\/8326\/\">7 types<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Over-Production: Producing more than is needed, faster than needed or before needed.<\/li>\n<li>Wait-time: Idle time that occurs when co-dependent events are not synchronized.<\/li>\n<li>Transportation: Any material movement that does not directly support immediate production.<\/li>\n<li>Processing: Redundant effort (production or communication) which adds no value to a product or service.<\/li>\n<li>Inventory: Any supply in excess of process or demand requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Motion: Any movement of people which does not contribute added value to the product or service.<\/li>\n<li>Defect: Repair or rework of a product or service to fulfill customer requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to understand Value\u009d in terms of the customer. From the custoemer&#8217;s perspective, Value\u009d could be defined in the form of a question:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Which process steps (and associated costs) do our customers <strong>not<\/strong> have to bear?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s a revealing question &#8212; most companies are glad that they do not have to reveal how their product or service is created, for fear of their inefficient processes and wasteful operations revealed to the customer.\u00a0 This stance is sometimes aptly called &#8220;not revealing how the hotdog is made&#8221;, amicably referring to the unknown contents of the hotdog.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Process Cycle Efficiency<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There is a metric that helps to identify how much of a process is actually value-added.\u00a0 It requires a few things:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a title=\"introduction to value stream mapping\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/value-stream-map-questions-to-ask\/9029\/\">Map the process<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the Value-added steps, non-value added steps, and the non-value added but necessary steps.<\/li>\n<li>Stratify your map according to the items in #2<\/li>\n<li>Add a time dimension to the process steps.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you have completed steps (1) &#8211; (4), then you can simply calculate how much is actually value-added, as a percentage.\u00a0 The time for the entire process &#8212; end-to-end &#8212; is called a cycle time.\u00a0 To identify the Process Cycle Efficiency, you just divide the value-added time by the cycle time for the process.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Process Cycle Efficiency = (Value-added Time \/ Cycle Time)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For example, take the hypothetical process below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14441\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/process-cycle-efficiency-map-example.jpg\" alt=\"process cycle efficiency calculation example\" width=\"579\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/process-cycle-efficiency-map-example.jpg 579w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/process-cycle-efficiency-map-example-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The process above has a cycle time of 860 seconds.\u00a0 So, the Process Cycle Efficiency could then be calculated by doing the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Process Cycle Efficiency = 182 \/ 860 = .21, or 21%<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In other words, <strong>only 21%<\/strong> of the process above is considered value-added to the customer.<\/p>\n<p>Data like this can help the firm increase their value-added percent to the customer by eliminating or reducing the waste in their process.\u00a0 Doing this would put the customer first and allow the firm to &#8220;get their house in order.&#8221;\u00a0 I consider the above excercise to be simple, yet incredibly helpful for the firm to make sure that they provide maximum value to the customer; it&#8217;s almost a fudiciary duty to the customer.<\/p>\n<p>Think about your processes?\u00a0 How much is really value-added to the customer?<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Process Cycle Efficiency Formula and Example is my attempt to explain a helpful metric. 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