Question: Develop a current state Value Stream Map of your selected value stream. Show the customer demand rate (or Takt), information flow, work flow, and summary

Develop a current state Value Stream Map of your selected value stream. Show the customer demand rate (or Takt), information flow, work flow, and summary timeline on the map. 2) Document key metrics for each process block: • Process Time (PT) • Lead Time (LT) • Percent Complete and Accurate (%C&A) • Any other appropriate metrics, such as number of operators, changeover time or setup time, batch size, and % uptime. 3) Calculate the current state summary metrics: • Total lead time (Total LT) • Total process time (Total PT) • Activity Ratio (AR) • Rolled Percent Complete and Accurate (Rolled %C&A

This VSM will be for an assembly like cafeteria line for breakfast meal. There typically two hot line servers, and one salad bar server. The company's goal is to serve about 9 customers per minute through the entire process. There could be more customers served without the lost of value. I believe there is a lack of training and or short-staffed. Please help me show this through the VSM. Below is what I came up with so far.

540 customers/hour

9 customers/minute

1 customer/ 6 seconds


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