3.4 Developing a Future State Map

What is the Takt Time?

Where can we use continuous flow?

Where do we have to use supermarket pull systems?

At what single point in the production chain do we trigger production?

How do we level the production mix at the pacemaker process?

What increment of work will we release and take away at the pacemaker process? (leveling the volume).

What process improvements will be necessary? (e.g. uptime, changeover & training.