Value Stream Mapping

Question 1

Plant Operating Details

Answer 1

• 3 Shifts, 5 days per week, 8 hours/shift, 30min break/shift, 48 weeks, customer demand 800,000 units/annum
• Cell layout consists of 3 machines (operating sequence M1 - M2 - M3). 3 operators (1 OP per machine)

Question 2

M1

Answer 2

value add machine element time - 12.5sec

non value add machine element time - 3 sec

Question 3

M2

Answer 3

Value add machine element time - 10 sec

non value add machine element time - 1 sec

Question 4

M3

Answer 4

Value add machine element time - 4sec

non value add machine element time - 4.5sec

Question 5

Installed Capacity

Answer 5

Installed Capacity = Available Time/ Bottleneck Cycle Time