Daily Routine Value Stream Mapping
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Nombre del estudiante: Yiannier Curbelo Polier.
Email: Yiann1985@[Link]
Nombre del Curso: Gestión de Proyectos.
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Task Value Stream Mapping
Project Management
Content to be evaluated:
Create a value stream map of your daily routine, from the moment you wake up until you go to bed again at night. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Identify the
actividades que realizas durante un día, calcula el tiempo que tardas en hacerlas y grafícalo en cajas, colocando el tiempo que tardas en realizar cada actividad.
2. Identify the wait times between tasks and graph them in triangles, indicating the time of the wait. For example, you wait while the food is heating in the microwave.
3. Identify the information flows and graph them as arrows. For example, the alarm clock rings in the morning.
4. You can also chart within diamonds some decisions you have to make during the day and generate two possible paths based on the selected alternative. For example,
whether it is a weekday or weekend. To avoid complicating the diagram too much, only graph one decision in the entire map.
5. Calculate the indicators such as processing time and waiting time.
6. Then, identify the losses present in the diagram and think of ways to reduce or eliminate them.
7. Redo the diagram taking into account the improvements made by reducing or eliminating losses.
8. Recalculate the previous indicators to quantify the improvement you made by eliminating or reducing your day's losses.
Upload a file with the two maps, current and future.
Value Stream Mapping Task
Project Management
Development
Value stream mapping Current daily routine. Punta Arena, Chile, in quarantine.
I regularly wake up at 9 am
I regularly go to bed at 11 pm
Awake for 11 hours.
Total cycle time 24 hours equivalent to one day.
1- Daily Activities.
• Sleep / rest 13 hours daily at night.
• Awake/ daily activities.
• I wake up.
• Body stretching process.
• Bathing and cleaning my body.
• Breakfast.
• Daily activity planning.
• Execution of household cleaning tasks.
• Purchase of supplies.
• Preparation of daily meals for the two remaining meals lunch and
dinner.
• Time for feeding the body Lunch and Dinner.
• Bone time to watch TV.
• Exercise inside the house through aerobic exercises.
• Review of daily academic curriculum.
• Acquisition of information about quarantine statuses.
• Attention to information about the status of the company's issuance of parts
where I work.
Value Stream Mapping Task
Project Management
Mapping Daily Routine/current times.
Task Value Stream Mapping
Project Management
Value chain: Quarantine at home.
Processing Time Time in Waiting Time Time in
minutes minutes
Personal hygiene/clothing 45 Awakening 15
kitchen/cleaning/market 180 Planning 20
Lunch 60 Lying in bed 60
Bone/exercise 180 Call to mom 40
Distance education 180 Dream 600
Dinner 60
Total 705 Total 735
Grand total One day 1440
Analysis:
The data shows that we actually have many wait times that are longer than the processing times.
cuales podríamos con simplemente realizar un variación en la cantidad de minutos podríamos aprovechar mas las tareas
existing or in this case reduce waiting processes to achieve better results in the study. For this we
we have proposed to reduce cooking times for food, hygiene; those for bones, and sleep to increase the hours of
Task Value Stream Mapping
Project Management
study. Just like an inspection and measurement of time to know if the objectives are met, this last one is not objective
from the task.
Daily Routine Mapping/improved times.
Task Value Stream Mapping
Project Management
Value chain: Quarantine at home
Processing Time Time in Wait Time Time in minutes
minutes
Personal hygiene/clothing 45 Awakening 15
Kitchen/cleaning/market 120 Planning 20
Lunch 60 Lying in bed 60
Bone/exercise 120 Call to mom 40
Distance education 480 Dream 420
Dinner 60
Total 885 Total 555
Grand total One day 1440
Objectives:
For this, we have set out to reduce cooking times for food, cleaning; those of bones, and sleep to increase the
study hours, and in this way quantify the improvement made by eliminating or reducing the losses of my day.
Task Value Stream Mapping
Common questions
Powered by AIValue stream mapping during quarantine is particularly useful for improving daily activity management because it objectively assesses and optimizes time usage when typical routines and resources are disrupted. Quarantine conditions often necessitate a reevaluation of time allocation due to constraints such as restricted movement and additional home responsibilities. By using value stream mapping, individuals can visually identify and methodically eliminate inefficiencies and adapt their routines to the unique challenges of quarantine, thus ensuring that essential activities receive appropriate focus and time .
Significant improvements in a daily routine can be observed by reducing cooking times for food, personal hygiene, and rest times. Such adjustments increase the time available for productive activities like study or work. As demonstrated, a reallocation of time resulted in 885 minutes of processing time compared to 705 minutes in the initial assessment, thereby optimizing productive hours and reducing idle periods .
Mapping information flows in a value stream map of a daily routine allows individuals to visualize how information triggers actions and how it moves between tasks or phases. For instance, information flows can reveal dependencies such as when an activity's start depends on receiving a notification or an external event. By recognizing and optimizing these flows, interruptions are minimized, facilitating a smoother daily routine with fewer delays and more efficient transitions between activities .
Key indicators calculated during a value stream mapping exercise include processing time, which measures the total duration of active task completion, and waiting time, which accounts for idle periods between tasks. These indicators are crucial for identifying bottlenecks or inefficiencies in a routine. By analyzing and comparing these indicators before and after improvements, stakeholders can quantify the impact of changes made to reduce wasted time and enhance productivity .
Reducing waiting times directly impacts the overall cycle time of a daily routine by decreasing the total time spent in non-productive or idle phases, thus enhancing the routine's efficiency. In the discussed project management task, this involved reallocating time from waiting to active processing tasks. The impact was reflected in the adjusted time allocation where earlier inefficiencies were converted into productive hours, thereby optimizing the utilization of the 1440 minutes available in a day .
Strategies for reducing losses in a daily routine as per the value stream mapping analysis include minimizing cooking times for food and personal hygiene tasks, streamlining routines for tasks such as cleaning, and optimizing sleep durations to allocate more time for productive activities like study. By identifying excessive wait periods or inefficient task structures, these strategies aim to enhance the overall flow and productivity of the daily routine .
In the current value stream map, there was a higher total waiting time of 735 minutes compared to 705 minutes of processing time, indicating inefficiencies. In the improved map, processing times were increased to 885 minutes while waiting times were reduced to 555 minutes. This reflects a restructuring of the daily routine to maximize active, productive periods and minimize idle times, representing significant efficiency gains .
Decision points in value stream mapping serve as crucial junctures where the path of daily activities might change based on a decision, affecting the flow and timing of subsequent tasks. They are typically represented as diamonds in the map, offering two possible paths depending on the choice made. By graphing only one significant decision point, such as determining activities for a weekday versus a weekend, it prevents the map from becoming overly complex while allowing for crucial analyses of their impact on the routine .
Value stream mapping in project management helps optimize daily routines by graphically representing activities, wait times, and decision points throughout a day. By analyzing these elements, individuals can identify inefficiencies such as excessive wait times or unnecessary tasks. The mapping allows for a systematic approach to reduce or eliminate losses, streamline activities, and optimize time allocation. This process involves initially mapping current routines, identifying and categorizing inefficiencies, proposing improvements, and then remapping the routine to reflect reduced or eliminated losses for better time management. This technique was applied in the context of quarantine as described in .
In the context of daily routine value stream mapping, processing time refers to the duration spent actively engaged in a task, such as personal hygiene or studying, whereas wait time is the period spent in between tasks, which may include activities like waiting for food to cook or a meeting to start. Understanding the distinction allows for a clearer identification of where time can be better utilized, helping to streamline daily activities by reducing wait times and increasing processing times .