Research Article

Value Stream Mapping of Rope Manufacturing: A Case Study

Table 6

Value stream map future state production processes.

DepartmentProcessing time (hours)Waiting time and non-value-added time (hours)Material handling time (minutes)

Warehouse01683
Twisting19.626.810
Stranding5.5426.122
Braiding6.252.022
Oven360.252
Splicing and packaging1.250.834.5
Shippingā€‰480
Total value-added time 69 hours
Material handling time 13.5 minutes
Production lead time 8 days
Receiving order/shipping 9 days