How to create a

SIPOCdiagram

Created by Tom Curtis 2011Blog: www.onimproving.blogspot.comPresentations: on www.slideshare.net/onimproving Email: ideamerchants@gmail.comTwitter: @onimproving

IntroductionA SIPOC diagram helps us understand what is

upstream and downstream from our process. The elements of the diagram are: the Suppliers (S) to

our process and their Inputs (I), our Process (P), and the Outputs (O) we provide to our process’s

Customers (C). A SIPOC can be drawn quickly and can help us better understand the context of our process and explain it to others. What follows is how

to create a SIPOC that uses making a meal as an example. Let’s get started. --Tom Curtis

The Process

Example:Process: Making Dinner for Party

Red=New step

1.

Red=New stepSuppliers Inputs Process Outputs Customers2.

Red=New stepSuppliers Inputs Process Outputs Customers

Prepare

Cook

Serve

3.

Red=New stepSuppliers Inputs Process Outputs Customers

Store

Garden

Prepare

Cook

Serve

4.

Bakery

Red=New stepSuppliers Inputs Process Outputs Customers

Store

Garden

Prepare

Cook

Serve

SaucePasta

Bread

LettuceTomato

5.

Bakery Cake

Red=New stepSuppliers Inputs Process Outputs Customers

Store

Garden

Prepare

Cook

Serve

SaucePasta

Bread

LettuceTomato

Bakery Cake

MainCourse

Salad

Dessert

6.

Red=New stepSuppliers Inputs Process Outputs Customers

Store

Garden

Prepare

Cook

Serve

SaucePasta

Bread

LettuceTomato

Bakery Cake

MainCourse

Salad

Dessert

DinnerParty

7.

Suppliers Inputs Process Outputs Customers

Store

Garden

Prepare

Cook

Serve

SaucePasta

Bread

LettuceTomato

Bakery Cake

MainCourse

Salad

Dessert

DinnerParty