Mechanical control systems (staplers, car windows) use parts for movement/force control. They include input, process, and output. Types of motion: linear, rotary, reciprocating, oscillating.

Input-process-output (I-P-O) is a structured methodology for capturing and visualizing all of the inputs, outputs, and process steps that are required to transform inputs into outputs.

Each flow chart is concerned with one particular process or system. It begins with the input of data or materials into the system and traces all the procedures needed to convert the input into its ...

Like input-output symbols, process boxes have a single line connecting it to the previous flowchart step and a single line leading to the next one. A flowchart may contain any number of process boxes.

All systems can be understood using an input-process-output (IPO) model, and the system we call “innovation” is no exception. This model is likely familiar to you from information technology ...

This paper presents a general model to assess the impact of data and process quality upon the outputs of multi-user information-decision systems. The data flow/data processing quality control model is ...