Future-state furniture value stream map

A future-state value stream map describes the intended flow after improvement, not the way the work happens today. Here, assembly is the pacemaker: daily scheduling there sets the pace for the line. Pull signals tell cutting and finishing when downstream work needs replenishment, and a limited FIFO buffer prevents inventory from growing without control. The cycle times remain visible so the team can compare capacity with customer demand. A future state should be specific enough to guide experiments, but it still needs validation on the floor. Use it with a current-state map to decide which queues to reduce, where to establish pull, and which process should control production.