Duration analysis focuses on the time required to complete each step in a business process. It highlights steps that take up significant time compared to the overall process.
Steps:
Break down the business process into individual activities.
Measure the time required to complete each activity.
Compare the step time to the total time of the entire process.
If large differences are found between the time taken by individual steps and the total process time, this may indicate:
Bottlenecks or inefficient steps.
Opportunities for improvement by:
Integrating steps: Merging multiple steps into one, streamlining the process.
Parallel processing: Performing certain steps simultaneously to reduce the overall time required.
Benefits:
Highlights inefficiencies in the process.
Identifies opportunities for optimization by shortening or combining steps.
Leads to time savings and potentially cost reductions.