Jump to content

  • Quick Navigation
Photo

What software do you use for your HACCP flow diagrams?

Share this

  • You cannot start a new topic
  • Please log in to reply
8 replies to this topic

Agrumeambu

    Grade - AIFSQN

  • IFSQN Associate
  • 36 posts
  • 10 thanks
8
Neutral

  • Canada
    Canada

Posted 05 November 2020 - 01:41 PM

Good morning! I am in the process of updating our 8.1 SQF edition to the 9 version and I would like to redo our flow diagram / organizational chart to be a bit more user friendly. I used Lucid Chart for ouf flow diagrams, but since you only have 3 free templates then you have to pay a monthly fee, I had to create multiple accounts (not useful when you have to make a change quickly). I used Visio in the past, but I am trying to improve / make it easier to make changes. What do you use as a software for your flow diagrams / charts ? I know Excel can be used, but I never really liked how Smart Art worked / looked. Thanks and have a great day ! :)



TimG

    Grade - PIFSQN

  • IFSQN Principal
  • 642 posts
  • 191 thanks
320
Excellent

  • United States
    United States

Posted 05 November 2020 - 02:12 PM

MS Word with text boxes. It's fine as long as  you don't have 30+ positions, then it starts to get muddy. Still doable with that many..



Agrumeambu

    Grade - AIFSQN

  • IFSQN Associate
  • 36 posts
  • 10 thanks
8
Neutral

  • Canada
    Canada

Posted 05 November 2020 - 02:16 PM

I have about 6 positions for the organization chart, but about 30-40 steps in our process flow. It gets a bit dicey !

 

Thanks for the idea, I might do try Word for our organization chart. :)



SQFconsultant

    SQFconsultant

  • IFSQN Fellow
  • 4,632 posts
  • 1135 thanks
1,126
Excellent

  • United States
    United States
  • Gender:Male
  • Interests:Just when I thought I was out - They pulled me back in!!!

Posted 05 November 2020 - 02:17 PM

I pay for the services I use.

 

Have found my time to be too valuable to expend it on circumventing.


All the Best,

 

All Rights Reserved,

Without Prejudice,

Glenn Oster.

Glenn Oster Consulting, LLC -

SQF System Development | Internal Auditor Training | eConsultant

Martha's Vineyard Island, MA - Restored Republic

http://www.GCEMVI.XYZ

http://www.GlennOster.com

 


Agrumeambu

    Grade - AIFSQN

  • IFSQN Associate
  • 36 posts
  • 10 thanks
8
Neutral

  • Canada
    Canada

Posted 05 November 2020 - 02:38 PM

I agree with you, but my senior management is looking for a one time buy more than a subscription based software if we end up using it once or twice a year to modify our charts / diagrams. Which one do you use if I may ask ? I could look into it and submit it to my SM.

 

Thanks



rhondak

    Grade - Active

  • IFSQN Active
  • 14 posts
  • 1 thanks
4
Neutral

  • Canada
    Canada

Posted 05 November 2020 - 03:02 PM

Hello Agrumeambu,

 

I did our HACCP on a Powerpoint slide and then copied and pasted it on a Word Doc. For me it was a lot easier to format on the Powerpoint, once I was happy with it, copied and pasted it. I didn't have to deal with the headache of word format. I hope this alternative helps!

 

Cheers,



trubertq

    Grade - PIFSQN

  • IFSQN Principal
  • 658 posts
  • 281 thanks
137
Excellent

  • Ireland
    Ireland
  • Gender:Female
  • Location:Donegal

Posted 05 November 2020 - 03:35 PM

I use draw.io which is free and easy to use.

 

I have a flow diagram with 57 steps


I'm entitled to my opinion, even a stopped clock is right twice a day

Timwoodbag

    Grade - MIFSQN

  • IFSQN Member
  • 210 posts
  • 68 thanks
33
Excellent

  • United States
    United States
  • Gender:Male

Posted 05 November 2020 - 07:27 PM

Only 18 steps here but I made mine in Word, just using text boxes and one way arrows.  If I had double the steps, I would just continue down onto a second page.  



pHruit

    Grade - FIFSQN

  • IFSQN Fellow
  • 2,071 posts
  • 849 thanks
536
Excellent

  • United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
  • Gender:Male
  • Interests:Composing/listening to classical music, electronics, mountain biking, science, sarcasm

Posted 06 November 2020 - 09:39 AM

I know Excel can be used, but I never really liked how Smart Art worked / looked.

I use Excel, but not the Smart Art. There is a setting in the "Layout" tab that appears for drawing tools once you've inserted a text box or shape etc, that will turn on "snap to grid". You can then just use any of the normal shapes, and the sizing and alignment will snap onto whatever column and line spacing you've got, and the arrows/lines you use to link them will snap on to various points around each shape. You can get a very neat layout of large and complex flow diagrams / organograms, without having to fight with Smart Art trying to "help" all the time ;)





Share this


0 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users