Value Stream Maps Quiz 8

What does a value stream map help us visualize?

• Only process steps

• Only supplier to end customer steps

• Only velocity and time

• Process steps, velocity, time, flow of materials, and information

What is the goal of using a value stream map?

• To complicate the process map

• To identify non-value-added activities

• To slow down the process

• To increase waste in the process

What does the top section of a value stream map show?

• Flows of information

• Lead time ladder

• Cycle time activities

• Flows of materials

What does the middle section of a value stream map show?

What does the bottom section of a value stream map show?

What is the purpose of the lead time ladder in a value stream map?

• To track the time spent processing materials

• To track the time spent waiting or in queue

• To track the time spent on non-value-added activities

• To track the time spent on value-added activities

What does the yellow triangle in the value stream map represent?

• Cycle time activities

• Inventory in queue

• Lead time ladder

• Flows of information

What do the top lines in the lead time ladder represent?

• Lead time ladder

• Cycle time activities

• Queue times waiting

• Flows of information

What is the focus when analyzing a value stream map?

• To minimize waiting and queue time

• To maximize non-value-added activities

• To minimize value-added activities

• To maximize cycle time activities

What is the purpose of the free lean six sigma white belt certification course mentioned in the text?

• To provide a free course on process mapping

• To provide a free course on value stream maps

• To provide a free course on lean six sigma

• To provide a free course on waste identification