This week, you learned how Lean reduces inventory, eliminates waste, and improves processes. In preparation for Course Project Part B, answer the questions below.Include specific references to this week's course materials to support your response.

• Now that you have completed your value stream assignment, what are some opportunitiesin your value stream where aWork-Out orKaizenevent can be applied?
• Which Lean tools would be most helpful in these events?
• What challenges have you seen, or anticipate, in deploying Lean in your industry?How would you address those challenges?

Name

Enid Jones

Title:

Onboarding

Date

2/4/23

Demand or Takt time:

150 employees onboarded per month

Customer

Total LT (days) =

100

Standard Work Instructions:

Total PT (days) =

63

1. Insert your name, title of the value stream, and demand or Takt time.

Activity Ratio = Total PT/Total LT

63%

2. Insert the activity, role, number of staff, LT, PT, and %C&A in the process blocks. The summary timeline should auto populate.

Rolled %C&A =

50%

3. Verify the current state summary metrics are calculated correctly.

HRIS

* Total LT and PT are calculated by summing the LT and PT values for all processes.

4. Add the current state overview, challenges, and bottleneck. Include any other relevant metrics (i.e., NPS, AHT, etc.).

** Total %C&A is the Rolled %C&A, which is calculated by multiplying the %C&A for all processes.

5. Review the assignment instructions once more. Check your work. Upload and submit when ready.

Gather paperwork from employee

Enter paperwork in HRIS system

Contact vendor to issue medical and dental cards

Batch provided to vendor

Reconcile information to vendor

HR (17)

HR (17)

HR (17)

HR (17)

HR (17)

LT

90

days

LT

1

days

LT

3

days

LT

3

days

LT

3

days

PT

60

days

PT

0.5

days

PT

0.5

days

PT

1

days

PT

1

days

%C&A

87%

%C&A

87%

%C&A

87%

%C&A

87%

%C&A

87%

LT:

90

LT:

1

LT:

3

LT:

3

LT:

3

PT:

60

PT:

0.5

PT:

0.5

PT:

1

PT:

1

Overview of the Process

Orientation is offered to each member. The HR team explains the benefits and allow time for the employees to complete the paperwork. It takes about 1 hour to complete the paperwork. Per month, we can onboard between 150-375 employee.

Challenges

Member did not complete the form accurately

Vendor does not respond in a timely fashion when batch file is sent

HR employee is out of the office putting strain on the rest of the team

Bottlenecks

HRIS not operational

Member does not submit form within the timeframe provided

Member has changes in the paperwork originally submitted

References

Martin, K. & Osterling, M. (2014). Value Stream Mapping.