“Draw a current-state value stream map for made-to-order furniture with customer demand of 20 units per day, customer order, daily production planning, supplier replenishment delivered daily to two days of panel stock, panel cutting with an 8-minute cycle time, one day of cut-parts queue, cabinet assembly with a 22-minute cycle time, 1.5 days of assembly queue, finishing and inspection with a 15-minute cycle time, then shipment.”
Leggi le decisioni che ne stanno alla base.
Start with the order and planning cadence.
Put waiting time between process steps.
Label each value-adding operation.
End at shipment to the customer.
Use this for an initial current-state map of a small made-to-order manufacturing line.
Domande frequenti
What is a current-state value stream map?
It documents how work and materials move today, including processing steps, queues, and timing.
What does CT mean?
CT means cycle time: the time needed to complete one unit at a process step.
Why show inventory queues?
They make waiting and work-in-progress visible between otherwise value-adding steps.