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"IDEF0, a compound acronym (Icam DEFinition for Function Modeling, where 'ICAM' is an acronym for Integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing) is a function modeling methodology for describing manufacturing functions, which offers a functional modeling language for the analysis, development, reengineering, and integration of information systems; business processes; or software engineering analysis.
IDEF0 is part of the IDEF family of modeling languages in the field of software engineering, and is built on the functional modeling language Structured Analysis and Design Technique (SADT). ...
FIPS PUB 183 "Integration Definition for Function Modeling (IDEF0)," was withdrawn as a Federal Standard (in favor of OPEN Specifications and Standards) September 2, 2008, as cited in "The Federal Register", Volume 73, page 51276 (73FR/ 51276). ...
IDEF0, used to produce a "function model". A function model is a structured representation of the functions, activities or processes within the modeled system or subject area." [IDEF0. Wikipedia]
The template "IDEF0 diagram" is included in the IDEF0 Diagrams solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
IDEF0 template
IDEF0 template, IDEF0,
This example was drawn on the base of figure 1 on the webpage "Template: OASIS:FunctionalBreakdownStructure" from the OASIS website.
"The FunctionalBreakdownStructure template describes how to represent a relationship between a FunctionalElementDefinition and another FunctionalElementDefinition that is a constituent.
The SysML Block Definition diagram in Figure 1 shows how a functional breakdown is represented in the PLCS PSM."
[docs.oasis-open.org/ plcs/ plcslib/ v1.0/ csprd01/ data/ contexts/ OASIS/ templates/ FunctionalBreakdownStructure/ template.html]
"A block definition diagram is based on the UML class diagram, with restrictions and extensions as defined by SysML." [omg.org/ spec/ SysML/ 1.3/ PDF]
The example "SysML block definition diagram - Function Breakdown model" was drawn using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the SysML solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Example of SysML BDD
Example of SysML BDD, unit, part association, generalization, control operator frame, block definition diagram, block,

Process Flowchart

The main reason of using Process Flowchart or PFD is to show relations between major parts of the system. Process Flowcharts are used in process engineering and chemical industry where there is a requirement of depicting relationships between major components only and not include minor parts. Process Flowcharts for single unit or multiple units differ in their structure and implementation. ConceptDraw PRO is Professional business process mapping software for making Process flowcharts, Process flow diagram, Workflow diagram, flowcharts and technical illustrations for business documents and also comprehensive visio for mac application. Easier define and document basic work and data flows, financial, production and quality management processes to increase efficiency of your business with ConcepDraw PRO. Business process mapping software with Flowchart Maker ConceptDraw PRO includes extensive drawing tools, rich examples and templates, process flowchart symbols and shape libraries, smart connectors that allow you create the flowcharts of complex processes, process flow diagrams, procedures and information exchange. Process Flowchart Solution is project management workflow tools which is part ConceptDraw Project marketing project management software. Drawing charts, diagrams, and network layouts has long been the monopoly of Microsoft Visio, making Mac users to struggle when needing such visio alternative like visio for mac, it requires only to view features, make a minor edit to, or print a diagram or chart. Thankfully to MS Visio alternative like ConceptDraw PRO software, this is cross-platform charting and business process management tool, now visio alternative for making sort of visio diagram is not a problem anymore however many people still name it business process visio tools.
How To Create a Process Flow Chart (business process modelling techniques)
How To Create a Process Flow Chart (business process modelling techniques)

Flowchart Software

Flowchart is a simple diagram, map or graphical schematic representation the sequence of actions within a process. It is ideal for displaying how a process currently flows or can function ideally. The Flowcharts let define the steps and boundaries of a process, uncover problems or miscommunications. The Flowcharts are widely used in education, software development, business, economics, thanks to their visuality they are ideal for presentations, reports, for using on conferences to help the audience comprehend the content better, or easy find flaws in a process flow diagrams. ConceptDraw PRO is professional flowcharts software and feature-rich flowchart maker, which supports Mac OS X and Windows. It contains at ConceptDraw Solution Park a rich set of stencils and professional flowchart symbols for design. It lets create simply professional-looking Flowcharts based on thousand free flowchart templates, colored symbols and examples. ConceptDraw PRO is a 3 times cheaper alternative to MS Visio available for both Mac and PC. It’s is another full featured business and technical diagramming application that can easily take care of Visio files within OS X. Another bonus with ConceptDraw PRO – it's cross-platform. You can work on a document in both OS X and Windows, skipping Visio entirely.
How to Build a Flowchart
How to Build a Flowchart
"An Event-driven Process Chain (EPC) is a type of flowchart used for business process modelling. Event-driven Process Chains can be used for configuring an enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation, and for business process improvement. ...
Businesses use Event-driven Process Chain diagrams to lay out business process work flows, originally in conjunction with SAP R/ 3 modeling, but now more widely. It is used by many companies for modeling, analyzing, and redesigning business processes. The Event-driven Process Chain method was developed within the framework of Architecture of Integrated Information Systems (ARIS). As such it forms the core technique for modeling in ARIS, which serves to link the different views in the so-called control view." [Event-driven process chain. Wikipedia]
The event-driven process chain (EPC) diagram template for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Event-driven Process Chain Diagrams solution from the Business Processes area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
EPC diagram template
EPC diagram template, system, organization unit, information object, material object, function, event, AND operator,

Matrices

ConceptDraw PRO extended with Matrices Solution from the Marketing Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is a powerful software for drawing various types of Marketing Matrices: Ansoff Matrix, BCG Matrix, Deployment Chart, Feature Comparison Chart, Competitive Strategies Matrix, Flow Process Chart, Porter's Value Chain Diagram, Positioning Map, and many others.
"A transit map is a topological map in the form of a schematic diagram used to illustrate the routes and stations within a public transport system - whether this be bus lines, tramways, rapid transit, commuter rail or ferry routes. The main components are color coded lines to indicate each line or service, with named icons to indicate stations or stops.
Transit maps can be found in the transit vehicles, at the platforms or in printed timetables. Their primary function is to help users to efficiently use the public transport system, including which stations function as interchange between lines. Unlike conventional maps, transit maps are usually not geographically accurate - instead they use straight lines and fixed angles, and often illustrate a fixed distance between stations, compressing those in the outer area of the system and expanding those close to the center." [Transit map. Wikipedia]
This transit map template for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Metro Map solution from the Maps area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
www.conceptdraw.com/ solution-park/ maps-metro-map
Transit map
Transit map,  transfer station, train railway, station, river, marina, line notation, line, interchange station, ferry dock, bus stop, airport

Management Diagrams, Matrixes, Organizational Charts, decision making, scheduling, thinking ideas, problem solving, business planning, company organizing, SWOT analysis Management

Management Diagrams, Matrixes, Organizational Charts, decision making, scheduling, thinking ideas, problem solving, business planning, company organizing, SWOT analysis
This solution extends ConceptDraw PRO v9 and ConceptDraw MINDMAP v7 with Management Diagrams and Mind Maps (decision making, scheduling, thinking ideas, problem solving, business planning, company organizing, SWOT analysis, preparing and holding meetings

Basic Flowchart Symbols and Meaning

Flowcharts are the best for visually representation the business processes and the flow of a custom-order process through various departments within an organization. ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Flowcharts solution offers the full set of predesigned basic flowchart symbols which are gathered at two libraries: Flowchart and Flowcharts Rapid Draw. Among them are: process, terminator, decision, data, document, display, manual loop, and many other specific symbols. The meaning for each symbol offered by ConceptDraw gives the presentation about their proposed use in professional Flowcharts for business and technical processes, software algorithms, well-developed structures of web sites, Workflow diagrams, Process flow diagram and correlation in developing on-line instructional projects or business process system. Use of ready flow chart symbols in diagrams is incredibly useful - you need simply drag desired from the libraries to your document and arrange them in required order. There are a few serious alternatives to Visio for Mac, one of them is ConceptDraw PRO. It is one of the main contender with the most similar features and capabilities.
How to Build a Flowchart
How to Build a Flowchart
Use this event-driven process chain diagram template to design your EPC flowcharts in ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software.
"An Event-driven Process Chain (EPC) is a type of flowchart used for business process modelling. Event-driven Process Chains can be used for configuring an enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation, and for business process improvement. ...
Businesses use Event-driven Process Chain diagrams to lay out business process work flows, originally in conjunction with SAP R/ 3 modeling, but now more widely. It is used by many companies for modeling, analyzing, and redesigning business processes. The Event-driven Process Chain method was developed within the framework of Architecture of Integrated Information Systems (ARIS). As such it forms the core technique for modeling in ARIS, which serves to link the different views in the so-called control view." [Event-driven process chain. Wikipedia]
The event-driven process chain flowchart template "EPC diagram" is included in the Basic EPC solution from the Business Processes area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Template
Template, system, organization unit, information object, material object, function, event, AND operator,
"A logic gate is an idealized or physical device implementing a Boolean function, that is, it performs a logical operation on one or more logical inputs, and produces a single logical output. Depending on the context, the term may refer to an ideal logic gate, one that has for instance zero rise time and unlimited fan-out, or it may refer to a non-ideal physical device...
Logic gates are primarily implemented using diodes or transistors acting as electronic switches, but can also be constructed using electromagnetic relays (relay logic), fluidic logic, pneumatic logic, optics, molecules, or even mechanical elements. With amplification, logic gates can be cascaded in the same way that Boolean functions can be composed, allowing the construction of a physical model of all of Boolean logic, and therefore, all of the algorithms and mathematics that can be described with Boolean logic.
Logic circuits include such devices as multiplexers, registers, arithmetic logic units (ALUs), and computer memory, all the way up through complete microprocessors, which may contain more than 100 million gates. In practice, the gates are made from field-effect transistors (FETs), particularly MOSFETs (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors).
Compound logic gates AND-OR-Invert (AOI) and OR-AND-Invert (OAI) are often employed in circuit design because their construction using MOSFETs is simpler and more efficient than the sum of the individual gates.
In reversible logic, Toffoli gates are used." [Logic gate. Wikipedia]
The logic gate diagram template for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Electrical Engineering solution from the Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Logic gate diagram
Logic gate diagram, OR gate, AND gate,

Cross-Functional Flowchart

Use of Cross-Functional Flowchart is a clear way of showing each team member’s responsibilities and how processes get shared or transferred between different responsible people, teams and departments. Use the best flowchart maker ConceptDraw PRO with a range of standardized cross-functional flowchart symbols to create the Cross-Functional Flowcharts simply and to visualize the relationship between a business process and the functional units responsible for that process. To draw the most quickly Cross-Functional Flowcharts, Cross Functional Process Maps, or Cross Functional Process Flow Diagrams, start with a Cross-functional flowchart samples and templates from ConceptDraw Solution Park. The ConceptDraw Arrows10 and RapidDraw technologies will be also useful for you in drawing. ConceptDraw PRO supports designing both types - horizontal and vertical Cross-functional flowcharts. A vertical layout makes the accents mainly on the functional units while a horizontal layout - on the process. If you need a Visio alternative in Mac OS X, try ConceptDraw PRO. Its interface is very intuitive and it’s actually much easier to use than Visio, yet somehow it’s just as powerful if not more so. ConceptDraw PRO performs professional quality work and seamless Visio interaction.
How to Draw a Cross Functional Flowchart using visio alternative ConceptDraw PRO as visio for mac
How to Draw a Cross Functional Flowchart using visio alternative ConceptDraw PRO as visio for mac

Matrix Organization Structure

Matrix organizational structure is one of the main forms of structures which is actively used by organizations to carry forth the functions of a company visually and effectively. Now we have ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with 25 Typical Orgcharts solution from the Management area of ConceptDraw Solution Park which will help easy represent matrix organizational structure of any degree of complexity.

Flowchart Components

The ConceptDraw Flowchart component includes a set of samples and templates. This geathered as flowchart maker toolbox which focused on drawing flowcharts of any industry standards.

ConceptDraw PROJECT is an effective tool for new and experienced users with a fine balance of usability and powerful functionality.