Process Interviewing Problems & Solutions
Process interviewing is the fastest way to glean pertinent information about a system. See the nine ways people will try to derail interviews and a solution for each. […]
Value Stream Mapping Will Slow Production and Increase Costs
Value Stream Mapping Will Slow Production, Increase Costs and Destroy your Company’s Profitability See the five process problems experienced by most companies, why they can’t be solved with Value-Stream Mapping (VSM), and how you can solve them with ease. Read on… […]
ProcessModel Resource Scheduler Released
The ProcessModel resource scheduler defines shifts for all staff and assets on a single page. It’s simple to use, provides visibility of all shifts and tracks the total hours assigned. […]
How to Create a ProcessModel Custom Interface
Simplify changes to all areas of your model by creating a ProcessModel custom interface. This article walks you through the process and provides a template to make your work easy. […]
ProcessModel Version 5.6.2 Released
ProcessModel Version 5.6.2 has new features to simplify the model building process. I hope you enjoy this version as much as we have during testing. Scott P. Baird, President […]
Saving Children’s Lives During a Severe Pandemic
During a severe pandemic, Saving Children’s Lives requires making difficult decisions. Rather than accepting patients on a first in, first serve basis, the patients should be triaged and allowed access to critical beds and resources based on defined criteria. But, what are the criteria? There are proposed strategies but no one has been able to show [...]
ProcessModel 5.6.1 Released
ProcessModel 5.6.1 Released: including new palettes, double the size of action logic exports and improved temples for reading data directly into your model. These changes are on the heels of a previous significant update in Version 5.6. Update: This is no longer the latest version of ProcessModel, see the changelog for information on the [...]
How to Model Overall Patient Flow
See how a major hospital group reads in patient records to model overall patient flow. A template supplied by ProcessModel allows Patient record information to be converted into a simulation model. A model of the overall patient flow allows vision of when department will be overcrowded and by how much. With the problems identified, new strategies and tactics can be [...]
ED Process Simulation Cuts Door to Discharge Time
ED Process Simulation identifies emergency department bottlenecks and shows a clear path to improvement. Read on to see how they cut “door to discharge” times by greater than 50%. […]
ProcessModel Version 5.6 Release
Update: This is no longer the latest version of ProcessModel, see the changelog for information on the latest software. ProcessModel Version 5.6 now available. You will be able to work faster and model systems of greater complexity. […]