Question: Please create a value stream map based on the case material provided. Can you please share the actual drawing of the value stream map? Also,

Please create a value stream map based on the case material provided. Can you please share the actual drawing of the value stream map? Also, please also consider pointing out issues and improvements in the value stream map by using the kanban system. Thank you.
Case study: KE
KE, a stock company, develops and produces filter systems for both stationary and mobile applications. KE has staffs of approx. 2,800 and a turnover of almost 400 million Euro. KE would like to conduct a value stream
analysis for their oil filters for buses, which are produced for twelve factories of different customers at an annual volume of 192,000. The entire production runs three shifts on 240 days per year with an hour's break per shift.
The basic body of a KE oil filter consists of a milled aluminium die-casting body housing. In addition, the finished product contains another twenty-four purchased parts. In general, the product needs to passe through six
production processes: The cast piece is received, milled and washed, subsequently assembled in a two-step assembly process and finally shipped as described in the following detailed process description:
1. Shipping -The filters are shipped in pallets with 5 layers of 60 pieces each. On average, the preparing and loading of each pallet, the printing and allocating of the respective shipping documents takes 30 minutes. In
addition, the receipt and taking into storage of the goods transferred from production approximately take another 10 minutes. This results in an operation time per piece of 8 seconds (40min5?6). The process is also
used for other products, 12 manpower is allocated to the oil filters. This results in a cycle time of 16 seconds. Note that the shipping personnel works in single shifts (7 hours).
2. Assembly - The process finishes with the aligning and mounting of the plastic components of the casing, which takes one worker 156 seconds. In the case of two identical workstations with one worker each, the cycle time is 78 seconds.
3. Pre-assembly All small parts are assembled in the cast housing, which takes one worker 144 seconds. As two identical workstations are used (one staff works for one workstation), the cycle time is 72 seconds.
4. Washing - The milled cast parts in containers of 20 pcs. are automatically washed in continuous processes of 15 minutes each. Division of the processing time by the number of containers results in a cycle time of 45 seconds.
5. Milling - The unfinished castings are entirely mechanically processed on two milling machines. The operation time per piece is 164 seconds, the cycle time is therefore 82 seconds. However, the quality defect rate for the
milling process is a bit high, with a percentage of 18% and time loss due to rework should be taken into consideration.
6. Inspection - Random samples are taken from 3 pallets of 240 pcs. The handling time is of 60 minutes for the 3 pallets. The operation time per piece is thus 60min. 720 pcs.=5 seconds. The receiving dock is also available
for other cast parts and works in single shifts (7 hours). One worker assigns one quarter of his time to this product family, therefore the cycle time is 20 seconds.
At KE, stocks are counted between all production processes, i.e. at five different locations. In order to convert the stocks into range of coverage in days, we can assume the daily demand of the product is constant and stable
1. Finished goods storage. There are 47 full pallets with a total of 2,820 oil filters.
2. Unfinished goods 1. Before and during assembly, a total of 1,800 pre-assembled oil filters are counted.
3. Unfinished goods 2. Before and during pre-assembly, a total of 4,200 processed cast parts. It was observed that the stocks were piled up high.
4. Washing. The milled cast parts are washed immediately. There is a buffer for 200 parts upstream of the washing machine.
5. Unfinished castings storage. Thanks to daily deliveries, the raw material inventory was decreased considerably even before commencement of the value stream analysis. On the first day of value stream mapping, there were 1,400 pieces.
All external KE transport is done by truck. XAG daily delivers aluminium die-cast housings in pallets of 240 pieces each. Orders must be placed two days before delivery. Shipping is daily on pallets of 60 oil filters each.
At KE, according to the demand forecast submitted by the customer, a weekly production is developed. In addition, milling and pre-assembly are equipped with order documents. On a daily basis, the shipping
department's TMS system is supplied with the relevant dispatch information via SAP interface. Depending on the customers' specifications, carriers must be selected and notified of the impending dispatches incl. volumes. The
"shipping" process receives the delivery documents and a picking list to retrieve the respective oil filters from the finished goods storage. The customers forward non-binding demand forecasts to the SAP system, reflecti
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