Research Article

Incorporating Variability in Lean Manufacturing: A Fuzzy Value Stream Mapping Approach

Table 1

TFNs corresponding to cycle time and WIP.

 Observed valueTFN
Min.MeanMax.

Raw material inventory (days)1.22.012.7(1.11, 2.01, 2.78)
Cutting (s)1619.8424(15.57, 19.84, 24.46)
Buffer 1 (days)0.30.801.4(0.24, 0.80, 1.47)
Prefitting (s)2730.0534(26.66, 30.05, 34.44)
Buffer 2 (days)1.11.492.0(1.06, 1.49, 2.06)
Computer stitching (s)303320.60334(301.04, 320.60, 335.49)
Buffer 3 (days)00.430.8(0, 0.43, 0.84)
Manual stitching (s)271298.06327(268.00, 298.06, 330.22)
Buffer 4 (days)0.51.914.4(0.34, 1.91, 4.68)
Assembly (s)485510.58547(482.16, 510.58, 551.05)
Buffer 5 (days)0.52.184.5(0.31, 2.18, 4.76)