ASSIGNMENT VSM answer TRUE or FALSE. Write T or F next to each question. 1. VSM is done at MACRO level 2. VSM is a part of the Toyota Production System 3. VSM can only be applied at department level. 4. VSM identifies wastes in a process 5. Waste can be separated into 7 commonly accepted categories 6. VSM graphically depicts the entire process 7. VSM only depicts the physical flows 8. VSM uses process symbols to represent process material movement 9. Symbol for electronic information flow is, 10. In VSM, identifying a process to improve must first be one in need of improvement 11. In VSM, during selection of a process requires research and analysis 12. Current state and future state process analysis go hand-in-hand when you are evaluating processes. 13. Current state process map is as-is process map 14. Cycle time, equipment time are some of the information that is included in VSM process mapping 15. Process mapping may not start with the customer but must end with the customer

16. Throughput is the only category that is considered as a metric in process improvement 17. Cycle time is not considered as a throughput metric 18. Payroll is part of the operational expense 19. Proper metric in VSM can be both realistic and idealistic 20. Reducing surgical site infections as a realistic metric in current state process map 21.Brainstorming is a typical technique that could be utilized to determine methods to improve, going from current state to future state. 22. Team/group cannot determine if the proposed solutions actually produce the desired effect in the improvement process 23. If the change/improvement does not result in the desired metric gain, then abandon the Value Stream project 24. Sanitizing instruments after surgery can be considered as part of change-over time in VSM 25. Lead time in a process is always less than cycle time 26. Excessive cycle time, change-over time and defects are wastes 27. Reduction of operational cost can be achieved by reducing cycle time and change-over time 28. By working as a team, the ideas are brainstormed and the top 5 ideas are voted on for further discussion for improvement. 29. Availability of Point-of-Care terminal 100% of the time is considered as uptime 30. Profit margins should be considered in determining improvement methods.