Week 10- Value stream mapping Flashcards
What is the pacemaker process?
The process at which the customer order penetrates the production system. It is always in front of a kanban system
what is the bottleneck machine?
the slowest machine in the production process
what is the formula for availiability?
Number of periods ending with inventory available/ total number of periods
what is the formula for fill rate?
Average demand filled immediately from stock/ average positive demand
what is a fifo system?
First in First out. This process pushes inventory through the system. Think of a garden hose filled with marbles, if you put in one marble one comes out the other end.
what is a kanban system?
This is a process that pulls products through the production. Think of a supermarket, when one product is taken it is replenished until full again.
what is a process depicted by on a VSM?
a box
what is an inventory store depicted by on a VSM?
a triangle