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Value Stream Mapping software
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Excel templates for value stream analysis and value stream management
to Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control a lean value stream - not just draw

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Value Stream Mapping - Excel Template

Easily draw a value stream map
using the value stream mapping symbols
known as "the language of Lean"
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without the expense and learning curve of Visio

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Value Stream Map

Value Stream Management - Power Tool

Unhide pre-programmed lean value steam analysis metrics as needed - to answer questions about how your proposed changes are expected to affect performance measures

v7 now makes it truly easy to start with a simple drawing, and then unhide pro-programmed Lean metrics as needed

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VSM Power Tool
can even handle
Mixed Model Value Streams

Supply Chain Value Stream Map

Anyone who has attempted to manage a value stream map beyond their own 4 walls knows that the math and charts are different. 

Learn more - Supply Chain Mapping

Supply Chain value stream mapping
Value Stream Mapping
for the Supply Chain

2 Learn Value Stream Mapping   New!

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With one glance - a Supervisor can see that each Learner has learned what they need to know to be a more valuable team member.

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Product Family Matrix

The first step of value stream mapping is to identify your product families - (products and services sharing similar processes)

You will then create one value stream map per product family, and then (optionally) use scenarios to show different numbers for different products - all on one drawing!

Which is a vast time savings over entry-level value stream mapping software that requires you to maintain (and try to keep in sync) dozens of drawings that are almost identical

Product Family Matrix Excel template
VSM Product Family Matrix

Process Steps List

Regardless of whether you are doing Lean ManufacturingLean Office, or Lean Healthcare, the second step is to walk the gemba (where the work is done) and write down a list of the process steps that you observe

Value Stream Analysis - fast and easy

VSM process steps
Process Steps Analysis

Take your value stream map to another level

Import old state comparison data with a click of a button.
Analyze multiple scenarios on a single drawing.
Insert unlimited rows of user data -
with all the calculation power of Excel. 

Even if you already have dozens of legacy maps drawn with less capable software - you can still use the Systems2win Power Tool to answer the value stream analysis questions that your management team is becoming more and more savvy about asking

VSM import old state comparison data
Click a button to
Import Old State
Comparison data

Value Stream Team Roles

Define performance evaluation criteria for each Value Stream team role

Rather than starting with a blank page - you can start with industry best practices - and then personalize for your team.

Value Stream Team Roles

Value Stream Plan

To manage your lean value stream with clearly-defined objectives, goals, measures, responsibilities, and deadlines.

The ideal way to hold people accountable for results

Value Stream Plan
Value Stream Plan

Value Stream Mapping Template Features & Benefits

  1. Visually see your entire process flow using the language of Lean to learn to see and eliminate wastes
  2. Preprogrammed Lean Metrics so you don't have to work late trying to write your own formulas
  3. Answer the question How can we make only what we need when we need it?
  4. Form a blueprint for Lean implementation to rally your team to eliminate wastes
  5. Instant on-line training for Lean concepts and techniques 
  6. Easily customized
    Written in Excel with all of its familiar formulas and charts
  7. Professional deliverables
    easily stored, emailed, and shared
  8. Drill down to swim lane flowcharts and other related documents
  9. Import Old comparison data with the click of a button
  10. Inexpensive
    to easily share & collaborate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Yes, you get the entire bundle of value stream mapping templates for one low price
you don't need to buy each one separately

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  • The VSM Power Tool has
    pre-programmed Lean metrics
    that can be unhidden as needed
    for value stream analysis
    and value stream management
    (not just drawing)
    • Lead Time, Cycle Time, Takt Time...
    • Time Sum Lines
    • Process Capacity
    • Optimal Batch Size
    • Every Part Every Interval
    • Activity Ratio, % Value Add Ratio
    • Work Load Balancing Chart
    • See our helpful Lean Glossary
  • Unit of measure conversions
    • New! Each process can have its own inventory unit of measure (e.g. one process makes wheels while another makes cars) - and everything is converted to a common unit of measure in the Time Sum Line
    • Switch at any time between working days, calendar days, weeks, or hours
  • Easily scales large or small
    • Drill down to swim lane flowcharts, Standard Work, Layout Diagrams, and other related documents
    • Add and remove processes with a single-click button
    • Hide/unhide rows
    • Easily handle multiple tiers of simultaneous processes
    • Print on any size printer or plotter supported by Excel

 

Value Stream Map

Written in Excel, so...
  • All the power of Excel
    To supplement our pre-programmed metrics with your own user-defined calculations
  • Drag n drop easy
    Copy n paste shapes
  • Easily exchange data
    Hyperlinks, data links, PowerPoint...
     
  • Your people already own Excel
  • No proprietary software to buy or learn
  • No cumbersome import and export to and from Excel - "it is Excel"

 

 

>>> Download free trial simple drawing tool <<<

>>> You can also get a free trial VSM-PowerTool <<<
>>> See instructions in your free Lean Starter Toolkit <<<

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  • Training found in the template            Download free trial
    • Pop-up help when you click any row or column header
    • Right-click help for every shape
    • Step-by-step instructions on the Help worksheet
    • Several ways to add your own user-defined help

 

 

What is Value Stream Mapping?

The Value Stream Map is a special type of flow chart to depict and improve the flow of "the thing being processed" and the information needed to process it.

Use this popular Lean tool to design your production environments for continuous flow - as free as possible from various forms of waste.

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New value stream mapping features

Released June, 2009

New button to Add Columns for an unlimited number of processes.

Four tiers of simultaneous processes are now supported.

Each process can now have its own Inventory Unit of Measure
For example, a process might make wheels instead of cars,
and therefore have its own metrics (such as Takt Time, Cycle Time, Process Lead Time...) measured in wheels instead of cars. And yet all bottom-line Time Sum Line metrics are converted into a common unit of measure.

Lean Metrics now take into consideration Work Time Available that might be unique for each process.
For example one process might work 6 days a week while all the others work 5 days. And another process might work an extra shift one day a week...

New metrics and on-line training for Lean Office
including drop-down data lists, and training for how to easily handle Quote to Cash analysis.

Value Stream Team Roles
New template to clarify roles & responsibilities.

More & better on-line training
Much of our online training has been updated, so it is now even easier for your people to "really get it".

Released December, 2008

Hide / Unhide Rows button - to quickly unhide the rows containing the Lean metrics you need to answer a question - and then quickly re-hide them so that your value stream map looks uncluttered and simple.

VSM Power Tool is now both more powerful and easier to use -
You start out with most metrics hidden - making it easy to start with an uncluttered drawing  - and yet all of those Lean metrics are always only a click away as soon as you're ready to start analyzing, improving, and controlling your value stream.

New Lean metrics - to calculate:

  • Pitch - the pace that "the thing being processed" flows through the value stream
  • Rolled First Pass Yield - the product of all % Complete and Accurate
  • Activity Ratio and Value % of Time - often embarrassingly small numbers that dramatically illustrate how much room there is for improvement
  • Staffing - how many full time employees will be required?
  • Number of Steps, and Value Add Steps

Printable step by step instructions - to walk you through the entire process from step 1 through never-ending continuous improvement

Process Steps List and Analysis - to collect and organize your initial data gathered from walking the gemba (work area)

Value Stream Plan - to assign responsibilities and deadlines

Import Old State Comparison Data - with the click of a button

Supply Chain Value Stream Mapping - an entirely new template with all Lean metrics pre-programmed to manage your entire supply chain

 

New features in version 6

Released March, 2008

New Systems2win menu in Word and Excel
* Even easier ways to find & open templates.
* New stencil of Link Icons - to create hyperlinks anywhere in your value stream map.
* New flag icons - to link multi-language documents.

Easily sync templates in each local PC with master templates in your S2winPortal.
* Easily distribute personalized templates to all of your users.
* Easier for consultants and laptop users to always have access to your latest templates - even when disconnected from your network

New button to Add or Remove A Process (and all associated process boxes and formulas) with a single click.

Units of Measure conversions
Cycle Time can be seconds, minutes, or hours.
Lead Times can be instantly converted at any time between Working Days, Calendar Days, Weeks, and Hours.

Even better compatibility with more versions of Windows and Office.
* Better support for international languages, and international versions of Windows and Office.

Learn even more about What's New

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hide/Unhide Rows with the click of a button

Import Old State comparison data with a push of a button

Import Old State Comparison button
with error checking to ensure valid comparison


Link Icons
Link Icons for fast, intuitive hyperlinks

Add or Remove a Process button
Add or Remove a Process
(and all associated formulas)
with a single click


 

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Yes, this is a long list.
That's because Systems2win templates allow you to start with a simple easy-to-use drawing tool -
and then as you continue to learn what is possible
you can easily unhide advanced features that you will never outgrow.

Don't be fooled into perceiving a lack of features as "ease of use",
or you will find yourself trying to program those features on your own,
and how easy is that?

Features & benefits Systems2win
Value Stream Mapping templates
Less capable value stream map software
Start with a simple, easy-to-use drawing tool

then expand into value stream management features that you will never outgrow

Yes ?
Full suite of value stream mapping tools

And optional full suite of related Business Process Improvement tools

Yes ?
Product Family Matrix to define product families

the first step of value stream mapping

Yes ?
Unhide pre-programmed Lean metrics as needed

 to achieve tangible, measurable improvements

Yes ?
Re-hide Lean metrics with a click of a button

so that you don't confuse your audience with more than they are ready to learn

Yes ?
Mistake-proofed Lean calculations

pre-programmed - so you don't have to

Yes ?
Each process can have it's own Inventory Unit of Measure

e.g. one process makes "seats" and the next makes "wheels", and yet all bottom line calculations are still converted to "cars"

Yes ?
Calculates Takt Time

considering all factors affecting Work Time Available

Yes ?
Calculates Pitch

the pace that work is actually released

Yes ?
Calculates Rolled First Pass Yield

as the product of % Complete and Accurate for all processes

Yes ?
Calculates Total Steps

and value add steps

Yes ?
Calculates Capacity

to answer the question "how many of these can we make?"

Yes ?
Calculates Smallest Possible Number of Workers

"how many full time employees will be required?"

Yes ?
Use Excel scenarios

for multiple what-if analyses on a single value stream map drawing - for different products within a product family, or for different levels of customer demand, or for different production situations...

Yes ?
Calculates Effective Cycle Time

taking into consideration ALL of the factors that affect capacity

Yes ?
Calculates optimum Batch Size

"How many of these should we process at a time?"

Yes ?
Calculates Every Part Every Interval

to answer your salesperson's question: "What's the longest time a customer would ever have to wait to deliver anything we make?"

Yes ?
Correctly calculates totals for machine downtime, rework, defects, and user-defined factors affecting capacity

Tip: Check the math. 
And then ask questions like
"How is it possible to have 300% defects?"

Yes ?
Queue time can be manually entered, or automatically calculated

based on greater of Takt Time Capacity Calc or Next Downstream Operation Capacity Calc

Yes ?
Time sum lines

for lead time, cycle time, effective cycle time, processing time, value add time, steps, value add steps, and distance traveled both within and between processes

Yes ?
Distance Traveled

both within and between processes

Yes ?
Activity Ratio and % Value Add Time pie charts

Often embarrassingly small numbers that dramatically illustrate how much room there is for improvement

Yes ?
All the power of Excel for your own custom calculations

Without importing and exporting through some cumbersome proprietary interface that greatly limits Excel functionality

Yes ?
Easily link cells between related spreadsheets

for parent/child processes, quality, safety, production scheduling, lean cost accounting, and any other value stream management data

Yes ?
Easily serves as a custom Dashboard control center for Value Stream Management

See Dashboard Video

Yes ?
Drill down to swim lane flowcharts and unlimited other related documents

of any document format using simple, familiar Link Icons

Yes ?
Lead Time Unit of Measure can be instantly switched

between Working Days, Calendar Days, Hours, or Weeks

Yes ?
Cycle Time Unit of Measure can be user-defined

seconds, minutes, or hours

Yes ?
Easily handle simultaneous processes

by simply unhiding additional tiers of simultaneous processes with all math correctly pre-programmed

Yes ?
Scalable to ANY size

by simply clicking a button to add more process columns

Yes ?
Easily add and remove processes with button click

adding and removing the math associated with the process with the same button click

Yes ?
Easily used for Quote To Cash Cycle

Engineering, and other pre- and post- production modeling

Yes ?
Provides all standard value stream mapping symbols - and more

and every symbol looks just like the originals in the books Learning to See, and Seeing the Whole

Yes ?
Work Load Balancing graph

Pre-programmed to work correctly - even with simultaneous processes

Yes ?
User-defined charts and graphs

with all the power of Excel's built-in charts - and all available Excel add-ins

Yes ?
Import side-by-side comparisons to Old State

with the push of a button
and with error-checking to make sure that your imported data is a valid comparison

Yes ?
Easily handle Quote to Cash analysis

and other Lean Office value streams

Yes ?
Easily personalized - with all the familiarity of Excel

with special features to automatically sync your personalized templates out to every one of your licensed users - in a way that allows them to always have your latest personalized templates even when using a laptop far away from your local area network

Yes ?
Supply Chain Value Stream Mapping

Entirely separate template with pre-programmed Lean metrics and charts for supply chain planning

Yes ?
Ease of Use and Training
Features & benefits
Systems2win
Value Stream Management templates
Less capable value stream mapping software
Ease of use - speed of learning

If you already know how to use Excel, you're already more than half trained

Yes ?
Step-by-step instructions

to walk you through the entire value stream mapping process from start to never-ending continuous improvement

Yes ?
Uses terminology that make sense for ANY industry

not just manufacturing

Yes ?
Pop-up help when you click on any row or column header Yes ?
Right-click help for every shape Yes ?
Several ways to add user-defined help Yes ?
Special features for multiple languages Yes ?
Simple buttons that don't need training Yes ?
Free on-line training for how to use Excel

with instructions for Excel 97-2003 in green
and (if different) Excel 2007 in orange

Yes ?
Free on-line training for how to use Excel to create drawings

every bit as powerful as Visio

Yes ?
On-line training for value stream mapping symbols and concepts

so you won't need to buy so many copies of those expensive books that are never nearby when you need them anyway

Yes
 
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Special training for Lean Office and Lean Healthcare

with special training and examples for how to use value stream mapping in non-manufacturing environments

Yes ?
Video training

Great for initial learning

Yes ?
Searchable text online training

Search any Systems2win help page using Ctrl+F
Great for finding fast answers

Yes ?
Quick access area for your personal Favorite shapes

Without having to ask
"Now where did I save that stand-alone stencil file six months ago?"

Yes ?
Printable Help and Instructions

With consistently structured training sections - so that you can easily find the help you're looking for in any Systems2win template

Yes ?
Sample of what a finished document might look like

with interactive Learning Exercises

Yes ?
Consistent and correct "Lean Lexicon"

Lean time definitions, formulas, and examples are always within a mouse click, and our definitions are precise and correct, because we needed to write field-tested formulas

Yes ?
Self help knowledgebase

that is available to everyone, not just "premium subscribers"

Yes ?
1 year free technical support

by phone, email, or web conference

Yes ?
Prerequisite software is just Excel

without the extra cost and learning curve of Visio or other third-party proprietary software
See FAQ for system requirements

Yes ?