What is the purpose of value stream mapping? It solves employee morale issues. It creates a structured flow for your administrative areas and your support services. It helps managers gain an appreciation of materials and information flow through various process steps. It's a catch-all multi-purpose tool that solves all your problems. What is the cost of a value-stream approach with smaller batch sizes? Increased frequency of changeovers, which take time Inflexibility Problems of conservation of natural resources and the disposal or reconversion of the wastes Adjustments made by hiring and firing people What is a Kanban card used for? Identifies the time it takes to change from the production of one product to another Informs the foreman whether work operations are ahead or behind schedule Refers to work accomplished within regular hours Specifies what product to run and the quantity of the product needed When calculating the key metrics, what does the process box account for? Wait time at inventory, processing time, total weight time, and total processing time Available work time and takt time Total worker effort, cycle time, and utilization Number of units of inventory at staging areas What is the purpose of value stream mapping? It solves employee morale issues. It creates a structured flow for your administrative areas and your support services. It helps managers gain an appreciation of materials and information flow through various process steps. It's a catch-all multi-purpose tool that solves all your problems. What is the cost of a value-stream approach with smaller batch sizes? Increased frequency of changeovers, which take time Inflexibility Problems of conservation of natural resources and the disposal or reconversion of the wastes Adjustments made by hiring and firing people What is a Kanban card used for? Identifies the time it takes to change from the production of one product to another Informs the foreman whether work operations are ahead or behind schedule Refers to work accomplished within regular hours Specifies what product to run and the quantity of the product needed When calculating the key metrics, what does the process box account for? Wait time at inventory, processing time, total weight time, and total processing time Available work time and takt time Total worker effort, cycle time, and utilization Number of units of inventory at staging areas