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Basic of Flowchart: Meaning and Symbols

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 DIAGRAM 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 DIAGRAM. It is one of the main contender with the most similar features and capabilities.
How to Build a Flowchart
How to Build a Flowchart

human resources, human resource management, recruitment, hiring process, human resource development HR Flowcharts

human resources, human resource management, recruitment, hiring process, human resource development
The HR Flowcharts solution is ideal for using while creating the HR-related drawings in the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM charting and drawing software, providing with a comprehensive collection of human resources themed icons, connectors, and images from the available stencil libraries, helping illustrating flowcharts, infographics and workflow diagrams.

Human Resources

Human resources is the set of individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, or economy. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with unique HR Flowcharts Solution from the Management Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park is the best for designing various flowcharts and diagrams in the field of human resources management.

healthcare workflow diagram, healthcare workflow, healthcare workflow management, workflow analysis healthcare, clinical workflows in healthcare Healthcare Management Workflow Diagrams

healthcare workflow diagram, healthcare workflow, healthcare workflow management, workflow analysis healthcare, clinical workflows in healthcare
Healthcare Management Workflow Diagrams solution contains large set of colorful samples and libraries with predesigned vector pictograms and symbols of health, healthcare equipment, medical instruments, pharmaceutical tools, transport, medication, departments of healthcare organizations, the medical icons of people and human anatomy, flowchart objects, connectors, and arrows, which make it the best for designing clear and comprehensive Medical Workflow Diagrams and Block Diagrams, Healthcare Management Flowcharts and Infographics, Healthcare Workflow Diagram, for depicting the healthcare workflow and clinical workflows in healthcare, for making the workflow analysis healthcare and healthcare workflow management.

TQM Diagram Example

The Total Quality Management Diagram solution helps you and your organization visualize business and industrial processes. Create Total Quality Management diagrams for business process with ConceptDraw software.

F&B

High competition among the restaurants at the food court requires original design ideas. To attract visitors and increase sales are used many kinds of advertising products, brightly colored signboards, menus and show-cases, often are used the molds of beautifully decorated dishes. Now designing of colorful F&B (food and beverage) materials is easier than ever thanks to the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with Food Court Solution from the Food and Beverage Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

EPC - Business Processes in Terms of Work Flows

The Event-driven Process Chain ( EPC ) Diagrams allows users to present business process models in terms of work flows. The EPC diagram can shows various vayes how to reach positive company performance.

Human Resource Management

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software enhanced with powerful HR Flowcharts Solution from the Management Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park perfectly suits for Human Resource Management.

Sales Process Flowchart
Flowchart Examples

Sales Process Flowchart is an invaluable tool for business. It gives you opportunity to visualise and better understand the sales process, reveal and also visually highlight issues or bottlenecks, and predict the number of sales. The Flowchart is ideal method to represent in details all steps of the process, tasks and decisions needed to obtain maximum effectiveness and success. The steps are graphically represented by boxes linked with arrows indicating direction of the workflow, decision is shown by diamond. The sales process is closely linked to the company's success and usually includes the following main steps: Product knowledge, Prospecting, Planning the sale (Pre-approach), Approach, Need assessment, Presentation, Meeting objections, Gaining commitment, Follow-up. Create fast and easy your own Flowcharts of sales business processes using the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM ector graphic software extended with Cross-Functional Flowcharts solution from Business Processes area and also Sales Flowcharts solution from Marketing area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Workflow Diagram Software Mac

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software is the best Mac software for drawing workflow diagrams. Its rich set of samples and templates, and specific features to draw diagrams faster make this software as comfortable as possible for drawing workflow diagrams. Use the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM professional Mac OS X software for drawing workflow diagram. The Workflow Diagrams solution with its libraries and templates set make the possibility to identify resources that are required for work goal implementation. The process flow diagram identify flow which occurs as network of process dependencies, organizational decisions and interactions between departments. Usually workflow diagrams show business participants actions that carry product or service to the final destination, the consumer.

Workflow Diagram Software Mac

ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software is the best Mac software for drawing workflow diagrams. Its rich set of samples and templates, and specific features to draw diagrams faster make this software as comfortable as possible for drawing workflow diagrams. Use the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM professional Mac OS X software for drawing workflow diagram. The Workflow Diagrams solution with its libraries and templates set make the possibility to identify resources that are required for work goal implementation. The process flow diagram identify flow which occurs as network of process dependencies, organizational decisions and interactions between departments. Usually workflow diagrams show business participants actions that carry product or service to the final destination, the consumer.

Types of Flowchart — Overview

When designing a process or an instruction in clear and understandable way, you should consider creating a flowchart. You can avoid spending a lot of time understanding complex concepts as they get clear with different diagrams. The flowcharts are very popular diagram type, they are useful at different fields from the description business processes to the presentation of cooking recipes. Basic Flowchart, Business Process Modeling Diagram, Process Flowchart, Cross Functional Flowchart, Procedure Flowchart, Data Flow Diagram, IDEF Flowchart, SDL Diagram, Workflow Diagram, Document Flowchart, Program Flowchart, Value Stream Map, System Flowchart, Highlight Flowchart, Sales Flowchart are the main types flowchart. The ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is one of the professional applications which has great advantages and using which you can create different types of Flowcharts easy and fast. Try to draw an illustrative and comprehensible diagram in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM describing the processes instead of writing complex long text and make sure how it is convenient. Visio is expensive, and if you use it in a team environment, these costs are compounded. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is an affordable alternative to Visio and luckily, it comes with a team plan. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM can import and export Visio files, so Mac users can collaborate with PC users stuck on Microsoft's software.
How to Simplify Flow Charting
How to Simplify Flow Charting

Flowcharts

We have a lot of samples of flowchart diagrams for your needs.

HR Department Chart

HR Department Chart is a simple, understandable but at the same time capacious structure. It clarifies the structure of the HR department of the company, the employees' hierarchy, relations between HR employees, their roles and responsibilities. It helps to visualize, plan, and manage the human resources, human functions, and processes of a company, assists in decision-making, better managing human resources, evaluating success and efficiency of the company, detecting and filling vacant positions. HR Flowcharts solution extends the drawing capabilities of ConceptDraw DIAGRAM's users and assists in designing professional-looking and informative HR department charts in minutes.

logistics flow charts, logistics planning, logistics and supply chain, logistics management software, inventory flow chart Logistics Flow Charts

logistics flow charts, logistics planning, logistics and supply chain, logistics management software, inventory flow chart
Logistics Flow Charts solution extends ConceptDraw DIAGRAM functionality with opportunities of powerful logistics management software. It provides large collection of predesigned vector logistic symbols, pictograms, objects and clipart to help you design with pleasure Logistics flow chart, Logistics process flow diagram, Inventory flow chart, Warehouse flowchart, Warehouse management flow chart, Inventory control flowchart, or any other Logistics diagram. Use this solution for logistics planning, to reflect logistics activities and processes of an enterprise or firm, to depict the company's supply chains, to demonstrate the ways of enhancing the economic stability on the market, to realize logistics reforms and effective products' promotion.

7 Management & Planning Tools

The 7 Management and Planning Tools solution available from ConceptDraw Solution Park implements well-known methodologies and provides the comprehensive set of tools for problems' analysis and solving. Different products from multifunctional ConceptDraw Office suite may be used as a complete solution for any of methodologies offered by this solution and provide a visual communication during every stage of work. Use the MINDMAP 7 Management & Planning Tools for step-by-step identification and analysis the problems, for planning solving and corrective actions, and also countermeasures to address the risks. 7 Management and Planning Tools solution is perfect for managers in medium to large companies, who require effective tools to address the management issue, for business consultants, trainers and coaches to help visualize the problem's solving by using 7 MP Tools methodology, to structure the problem's affecting factors, analyze their root causes and cause and effect relations, to highlight drivers and indicators factors, to prioritize factors using ranking by criteria set.

Total Quality Management

The desire to encourage the production of competitive goods led to the establishment of new method of continuous quality improvement of all organizational processes, production and service. This method successfully launched in Japan and the USA was named Total Quality Management (TQM). Now, the TQM is a dynamically developed concept, a strategic approach to management that is based on manufacturing goods or services of the best quality among innovative counterparts from the point of view of consumers. The main idea of TQM is that the company should work not only on the product quality, but also on the quality of company's work, including the work of staff. The constant parallel improvement of product quality, quality of organization processes, level of qualification the personnel allow to achieve more rapid and effective business development. Mind Maps are effective in a field of quality management and allow to structure all key quality points on one page. This Mind Map designed in ConceptDraw MINDMAP software illustrates the well-known Total Quality Management (TQM) methodology.

Technical Flow Chart Example

What illustrates a technical flow chart? Technical flow chart is a diagrammatic representation which visually illustrates the sequence of operations that must to be performed to get the problem's solution. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM enhanced with Flowcharts Solution from the "Diagrams" Area of ConceptDraw Solution is a perfect software for drawing Technical Flow Chart Example illustrating the essence and importance of the technical flow chart use.

Types of Flowcharts

A Flowchart is a graphical representation of process, algorithm, workflow or step-by-step solution of the problem. It shows the steps as boxes of various kinds and connects them by arrows in a defined order depicting a flow. There are twelve main Flowchart types: Basic Flowchart, Business Process Modeling Diagram (BPMN), Cross Functional Flowchart, Data Flow Diagram (DFD), IDEF (Integrated DEFinition) Flowchart, Event-driven Process Chain (EPC) Diagram, Influence Diagram (ID), Swimlane Flowchart, Process Flow Diagram (PFD), Specification and Description Language (SDL) Diagram, Value Stream Mapping, Workflow Diagram. Using the Flowcharts solution from the Diagrams area of ConceptDraw Solution Park you can easy and quickly design a Flowchart of any of these types. This solution offers a lot of special predesigned vector symbols for each of these widely used notations. They will make the drawing process of Flowcharts much easier than ever. Pay also attention for the included collection of ready Flowchart examples, samples and quick-start templates. This is business process improvement tools. If you are looking for MS Visio for your Mac, then you are out of luck, because it hasn't been released yet. However, you can use Visio alternatives that can successfully replace its functions. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is an alternative to MS Visio for Mac that provides powerful features and intuitive user interface for the same.
How to Simplify Flow Charting
How to Simplify Flow Charting

EPC for Business Process Implementation

Event-Driven Process Chain Diagrams for improvement throughout an organisation. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM - software that reduces the time needed to create a business process model.