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Sample Files
| File | Description | Size |
|---|---|---|
| All Sample Files | Zip file containing all sample files noted below. | 1.8 mb |
Value Stream Mapping
Diagrams are provided with permission from the Lean Enterprise Institute, Inc. publication “Learning to See”, and from The Karen Martin Group publication “Value Stream Mapping”.
| File | Description | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Lean Value Stream Map – Current State | Value Stream Map from “Learning to See”, reflecting the current state of the production line, with a current tact time of 60 seconds and a customer demand of 18400 pieces per month. The current lead time is 23.6 days and actual value add time is 188 seconds. | 326 Kb |
| Lean Value Stream Map – Future State | The future state from “Learning to See” reflects a batching and a leveling of weld and assembly. This reduces inventory and shortens lead time to 5 days. | 382 Kb |
| Value Stream Map – Simple | Example Template for a Simple Value Stream, ready to be modified to capture your Value Stream using the concepts from the book “Value Stream Mapping”. | 170 Kb |
Extended Value Stream Mapping
Diagrams provided with permission from the Lean Enterprise Institute, Inc. publication “Seeing the Whole”.
| File | Description | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Lean Extended Value Stream Map – Current State | Alpha Motors current state production line with 46.5 days lead time but only 54 minutes of VA/T. | 471 Kb |
| Lean Extended Value Stream Map – Future State 1 | Alpha Motors proposed future state w/ reduced lead time to 24.5 days and in-plant time reduced by 66%. | 547 Kb |
| Lean Extended Value Stream Map – Future State 2 | Alpha Motors proposed future state w/ increased batch sizes and frequent transport loops to reduce lead time to 15.9 days and further reduce in-plant time by another 50%. | 177 Kb |
| Lean Extended Value Stream Map – Ideal State | Alpha Motors showing value stream compression to co-locate or relocate value added activities. The ideal state has assembly done in cells reducing lead time 94% to 2.82 days and in-plant time to 1.9 days. | 157 Kb |
Order Process
| File | Description | Size |
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| Acme Order Fulfillment Process | Order Fulfillment process for Acme Corp. using iGrafx Process map with swimlanes. Products are built to order. Invoice and Product are joined and shipped together. File has embedded Minitab® and JMP® data for six sigma fit data analysis. File used with the iGrafx Tutorial. Current process will yield 49 items every 3 months with an average cycle time of 23.57 days. Can you improve the process? | 233 Kb |
| Order Process | Order process for software disk using iGrafx Process map with swimlanes. Product may be stocked or may need to be created. Invoice and product shipped separate. | 172 Kb |
Other
| File | Description | Size |
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| Business Process Modeling Notation Diagram | Discussion group process using iGrafx BPMN template. | 360 Kb |
| Cause and Effect Diagram | This diagram type, also called a ´Fishbone´ or ´Ishikawa´ diagram, is template is used for problem management to identify possible root cause. This example addresses possible causes of flawed edges on the blades produced by the company. | 99 Kb |
| Organization Chart | Using iGrafx Org Chart template, you can easily create a chart reflecting the company structure. This is a sample of one such chart. | 85 Kb |
| Relationship Diagram | A relationship diagram is used to reflect how products, services, and customers are connected. This diagram is created using the iGrafx Basic Diagram. | 120 K |