AAOM Handbook

INTERNAL

MP.09 Identify the physical boundaries of the process Context When constructing measures we also need to consider the boundary conditions, i.e. what is included in the measure and what is excluded. Two types of boundary conditions need to be considered, the physical boundaries of the process and the data boundaries for the measure. Purpose To identify the beginning and the end points of the process to be measured Quantity One statement that defines the beginning and end points of the process Quality Within the BPF the physical boundaries of a process are defined by the Business Structure, specified by constructing a layered series of flow sheets based on the transfer, transform and store activities that can be identified within a layer of the flow sheet. Each of these transfer, transform and store activities can be viewed as a process with its distinct purpose and theory measures. The physical boundaries are therefore the boundaries of these flow sheet elements. Resources This task is completed by the manager responsible for the process. Time The task should be completed prior to measures being developed

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