The Learning Curve Theory

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John Doe University of Phoenix Prof. Law Handy The Learning Curve Theory Novermber 3, 2012 Process Improvement Plan Over the past five weeks I have collected data on the process of making dinner for my family each night. In week one, I spend on an average of two and half hours going to the store prepping the food and cooking by myself. I cooked something different each night so the prep and cook times varied. I would also go to the store each day after work because it was on the way home. I broke each step down in my process of cooking dinner. On average in week one, I spent 26 minutes either defrosting food or going to the market. I spent average of 42 minutes prepping each item. Prepping consisted of marinating, chopping, mixing, or other cooking techniques used before actually cooking the food. Finally I spent an average of 107 minutes of cooking each item in the first week. Cook time varied based on the cooking method of the cut of meat and the side dish. At the end of week one, I identified several aspects of my processes were flawed. Each day before I left work I would decide what to make for dinner. I had to go to the market each afternoon because I wasn’t sure if all the ingredients were available. On some occasions I would buy items I already had in house or would forget to purchase an item causing an increase in time to my process. I realized the only way I could reduce the time I spent at the market was to plan my dinner menu the night before, check my inventory, and create a list of ingredients I needed to purchase. The next opportunity I had to reduce the time of my process was prepping the food. As mentioned before I would spend about 42 each day on this task, I decided to change my prep process for the coming week. I wrote down each step involved in prepping the food item for dinner by skill difficulty and assign task to

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