Value Stream mapping at Sysinteg (A) Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

There are many Kaizen opportunities that could be introduced in the above VSM. First of all, Kaizen improvements could be introduced in the second step of inspection. It takes 45 days, which according to the VSM participants, is more than needed. This time period should be reduced and only higher priority items should go under prolonged inspection. Secondly, kaizen improvement could be introduced in the third step as Parker was unable to understand the significance of this step.

            The Spacer disks had never been modified in the previous several years and they had remained the same. This could be avoided and a lot of the processing time could be saved. Furthermore, more kaizen improvements could also have been introduced once information about the relative batch sizes and cycle times was provided in exhibit 5. If the cycle time is available for travelling to the supplier and performing inspection, and if the response of the correction step and pack and ship step was provided then more improvements could have been suggested for the process. ....................

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