Question: Develop the current state value stream map ( VSM ) for the following organization:a ) Production processes:i ) XYZs process for this product family (
Develop the current state value stream map VSM for the following organization:a Production processes:i XYZs process for this product family products and involves plants and using the same processes and transportation methods.ii Switching between product and product requires no changeover time at plant hours at plant and an hour changeover in plant Transportation time is days by barge between plants and days by rail from plant to plant days by rail and truck from plant to the customer, days by rail from plants and and day by truck between plant and the customer.iii Raw materials at each plant are supplied by various vendors. Raw materials are delivered on a daily basis.b XYZ production control departmenti Receives ABC carpets days forecast and enters them into manufacturing resource planning MRPii Issues XYZs week forecast to ChemCo supplier via MRPiii Secures raw materials by weekly faxed order release to ChemCo supplieriv Generates MRPbased weekly departmental requirements based on customer orders.v Issues weekly build schedules to plants and vi Issues daily shipping schedule to shipping department at plants and c Process Informationi All processes occur in the following order with products and going through all processes. d Plant receivingi Raw material is shipped in by pipe, rail and truck.ii Raw material is stored onsite in tanks.iii Production of some raw materials is onsite.e Plant i The plant makes the same material for products and ii Cycle time is daysiii No changeover time is requirediv Process reliability is v Yield is vi First pass yield is vii Shut down for weeks every months to refurbish the process.viii Observed inventory:a days of hydrogen cyanide HCNin tankb days of propane in pinec days of platinum catalyst f Plant shippingi Products and are shipped out by barge and rail to plant and to customers by rail and truck.ii Products and are stored onsite in tanks before shipment. g Plant receiving Products and are shipped in by barge and rail Products and are stored onsite in tanks before use. h Plant i The plant makes the same material for both products and ii Cycle time is daysiiihour changeover time is requirediv Process reliability is v Yield is vi First pass yield is vii Shut down for weeks every months to refurbish the process.viii Observed inventory:a days of product in tankb days of products in tankc days of mixture Zin tank i Plant shippinga Products and are shipped out by rail and truck.b Products and are stored onsite in tanks before shipment. j Plant receivinga Products and are shipped in by rail and truck.b Products and are stored onsite in tanks before use.c Observed inventory:i days of product in tankii days of product in tankk Plant i The plant makes a different item for both products and ii Cycle time is daysiii Eighthour changeover time is requirediv Process reliability is v Yield is vi First pass yield is vii Shut down for weeks every months to refurbish the process.viii Observed inventory:d days of product in warehousee days of products in warehouse l Plant shippinga Products and are shipped out by rail and truck.b Products and are stored onsite in warehouses before shipment.
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