FLOW DIAGRAM

• Called diagram of flow of blocks
• It’s very used in administrative processes or services
• It can have several directions

Example: Flow diagram

ANALYTICAL DIAGRAM

• It’s a diagram of flow
• It uses five symbols
• It’s much more technical
• It allows to obtain detailed information

Example: Analytical Diagram

SYNOPTIC DIAGRAM

• Also called graph of operations of the process.
• It uses two symbols (Operation and inspection)
• It’s more technical
• It has four divisions (Operation number, Resources, Time and Observations)

Example: Synoptic Diagram

IDEOGRAM

It’s very similar to the precedence diagram. The activities are figures or illustrations

PRECEDENCE DIAGRAM

Representation of tasks or elements of a process that precede others.

Symbol: Circle
Activities: verbs
It going from left to right It use lines, arrows and connectors

Example: Precedence diagram for the elaboration of bread

STANDARD SYMBOLS

TYPES OF DIAGRAMS

• Precedence diagram
• Ideogram
• Synoptic diagram
• Analytical diagram
• Journey diagram
• Flow diagram
• Among others