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About this sample
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Words: 400 |
Page: 1|
2 min read
Published: Sep 19, 2019
Words: 400|Page: 1|2 min read
Published: Sep 19, 2019
In today’s current market scenario clients are demanding software which performs the task as per their need along with main software product. The companies are working under pressure to provide customized software along with software product to meet client’s requirement and heterogeneous framework environment. Consequently it is top priority for companies to furnish custom based solutions alongside main software release. It is very challenging particularly telecom companies where they need to convey new customization with shorter lead time before client’s need gets changed and customization ends up being out of date. It is imperative to have short lead time to have predominance in market and satisfy client’s necessity before rival provides modified arrangement in the market. Therefore customization is provided alongside main software product. It was found issue with higher lead time at Ericsson AB while conducting study.
There was an issue with software development process which was taking longer to reach the market which affected the minor customization process. It was necessary to find root cause of the delay by implementing lean techniques and improve the process by reducing the wastes leading to shortening the lead times. 2. Summary description of Current State Map:One of the most important tool of lean manufacturing was used which is referred as Value Stream Map to route the process from the beginning. Value Stream includes all the activities which are value added and non-value added which are carried out to bring product from its raw form to final product and leading to market. These days companies are reluctant to provide their data for case study so there are some data which are based on assumptions and defined as average percentages of the total average lead time. Similarly total lead time is not available. From figure it can be seen that total PT or VA time amounts to 62% of the LT and total QT or Non Value added time is 38% of the Lead Time. Therefore the section of NVA to VA indicates that more than one third of the capital was spend in waiting and activities which were not adding any value for the customers. Back and Forth arrows represent non synchronous feedback and criticism. Due to reluctancy of the company to provide data for waiting time therefore waiting time is not mentioned but as per the report from the company it was the major source of delays and higher lead times.
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