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Value Stream Map:
Title:
Value Stream Mapping of Rope Manufacturing: A Case Study
Link:
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijme/2017/8674187/
Description:
In the following case study the problem statement is to visualize the current
process involved in rope manufacturing. By using VSM as a lean methodology to
come up with improvement in order to address the gaps or to redesign the
manufacturing systems. The following case study was conducted in a 12-strand
rope production cell which is used for manufacturing Quantum 12 rope. The gaps
identified are delays in processing times, no safety stock, redundant scheduler and
setup sheet. Keeping one week of safety stock eliminates the production delays as
it takes 14 days to receive the raw material once the order is placed. Adding
additional responsibilities to the rope supervisor as in charge of purchasing
weekly raw material will avoid further delays. Create a setup sheet and it should
be updated by other departments eliminates superior visiting to the other
departments and can save up to 25 minutes every day. Setup sheets eliminate the
processing time by 68% and safety stock eliminates the wasting time by 88%.
Additionally if the above method are implemented which will reduce the overall
rope manufacturing time from 36 days to 9 days(Yuvamitra & Dong, 2017).
Process Map:
It provides deep insights into a process that are followed by an organization. This
information can be used to identify the gaps, challenges that causes delays,
repetition and bottlenecks. This helps to find out solutions, brainstorm any new or
creative ideas or improve the existing process to increase efficiency. Some of the
process maps types are document map, detailed process map, activity map, value
stream map, work flow diagram, Swimlane and rendered process map(Salemme,
2022). I work in cyber security domain and in case of a security incident the
process to followed are gather all the essential details associated with the
incident, identify whether it’s a false positive or true positive, IR process to be
followed, ticket creation, priority, bridge call, teams need to be involved,
resolution and RCA.
Differences between Value Stream Map and Process Map:
Value Stream Mapping does not provides deep insights into the specific process
involved like process map but provides the bigger picture like delivering values to
the client, improvements in business process and efficiency. Process mapping is
nothing but a visualization of process flow like supplier, materials, information and
services(Lawton, 2019).
Pros and Cons of VSM and Process Map
The advantages of VSM are simplified tool, helps to drive continuous
improvement, provides bigger picture with detailed data. The one big
disadvantage is fails to handle multiple products.The advantages of process map
are complete visibility of end to end processes with the activity owners who are
held accountable for the tasks or the system. When creating the process map the
gathered data should be accurate or else it leads to unnecessary mistakes(Jones
2021).
References:
1. Jones, J. (2021, November 20).
The disadvantages of process mapping
. Bizfluent.
Retrieved July 14, 2022, from https://bizfluent.com/list-6038223-disadvantages-
process-mapping.html
2.
Lawton, G. (2019, March 7).
Value stream mapping vs. process mapping to drive
process innovation
. SearchCIO. Retrieved July 14, 2022, from
https://www.techtarget.com/searchcio/feature/Value-stream-mapping-vs-process-
mapping-to-drive-process-innovation
3. Salemme, I. W. (2022, July 6).
Process mapping: How to create a process map
.
Pipefy. Retrieved July 14, 2022, from https://www.pipefy.com/blog/step-by-step-
how-to-map-processes/
4. Yuvamitra, K., Lee, J., & Dong, K. (2017, February 16).
Value stream mapping of
rope manufacturing: A case study
. International Journal of Manufacturing
Engineering. Retrieved July 14, 2022, from
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijme/2017/8674187/
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