Lean Value Stream
Value Stream Mapping is a Lean Manufacturing tool that uses a flow diagram to document in great detail every step of a manufacturing process. This graphical representation of a process is a powerful tool
used to visualize the entire lifecycle of a product production and delivery. Visual representation helps estimate process efficiency and focus on precess improvements.
ConceptDraw software extended with Value Stream Mapping solution is an excelect graphical tool for making visual presentaion of Value Stream Mapping of your project. The extention located in the ConceptDraw Solution Park, this graphics tool can be used to document processes in any organization. Value Stream Mapping solution is free downloadable extention for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software.
The extention can be found in Qality Management Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. This tool intended for making great visuals as a sort of specific flowchart describing entire product cycle from level of raw material to delivery. It helps visually identify waste and process timing.
Visual documenting take in account three flows as three general steps preparing visual docs:
(1) Information Flow. Describes how orders communicated (data exchange, steps and scheduling).
(2) Product Flow. Describes produt production steps and processing phases.
(3) Timeline. Describes timelines of cycles including processing, waiting, transportation. Focusing presention on Processing and Waiting Time (Value-Added Time and Queue Time).
Pic.1 Value stream map — Template
This template of Value Stream Map is contained in the Value Stream Mapping solution located in the ConceptDraw Solution Park. Use it to draw VSM diagrams with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM in your lean manufacturing practice.
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One of the stages of the problem's solving process scenario is Corrective Action Planning.
Corrective action planning define people and groups involvement in corrective actions by roles, identify logical sequences of scheduled actions and critical path of problem solving, identify possible risks of action plan and propose preventive actions.
Picture: Corrective Action Planning
A flowchart is a simple but very functional tool when it comes to understanding a workflow or to removing unnecessary stages from a process. When drawing flowcharts, keep in mind that there are four common types of flowcharts, like document flowcharts and data flowcharts that show control over a data or document flow over a system. To show controls on a physical level, use system flowcharts. In addition, to show controls in a program, you can draw a program flowchart.
This flowchart diagram represents the piece of an article editing process, that involves the author and editor. It was created using the Basic Flowchart notation that consists from the basic flowchart symbols. The start and the end of the process are indicated with "Terminator" symbols. The "Process" symbols show the action steps consisting from making edits and searching for a compromise, when the author does not agree with the suggestions of the editor. The "Process" symbol is the general symbol in process flowcharts. The "Decision" symbol indicates a branching in the process flow. There are two branches indicated by a Decision shape in the current flowchart (Yes/No, Disagree/Agree). This basic flowchart can be used as a repeating unit in the workflow diagram describing the working process of some editorial office.
Picture: Types of Flowcharts
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ConceptDraw Value Stream Mapping solution extends software with templates, samples and vector shapes for drawing Value Stream Maps (VSM).
Picture: Standard Shapes for Value Stream Mapping
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