For example, the step at the beginning where the amount of fuel is checked is a short step itself, but if there is insufficient fuel then the step becomes long because the gas station stop must be added to the total commuting time. A process improvement would be to move this step entirely to the commute home. Such a move is logical, because coming home there is less time pressure (i.e. there is no "late" coming home whereas there is a "late" time for arriving to work). Another step where adjustments could be made is at the coffee acquisition part of the process. The independent coffee shop is the preferred choice, but it has no drive-through so it takes longer to acquire coffee than if the Starbucks with the drive-through was selected. Coffee could also be made at home, allowing for further reduction in commuting time. The process could also be improved through the choice of different routes. The usual route has a higher speed limit, but has some very long lights at a few shopping centers. If these lights are green, the trip can be very fast but usually these lights are red so on average the trip is long compared with another possible route on smaller roads...
The process therefore can be improved not only by making alternations to a number of different steps but also by changing the way that some of the steps are executed.
Improvement Organizational Posters McDonalds is an organization that provides fast food items to the society in numerous parts of the globe. The organization aims at improving the quality of services within its interactions with the consumers and other relevant partners in the industry. Identify 2 or 3 examples of process improvement opportunities in your chosen organization's industry. Identification of the process improvement opportunities in the industry would depend on what the entity
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