Value Stream Map Generator Value Stream Maps
Describe your process and get a clean, labeled value stream map in seconds, with process boxes, data boxes, inventory triangles, a sawtooth lead-time timeline, and material and information flow arrows. Current-state, future-state, office, and lean VSMs all supported.
Value Stream Map Generator
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Describe your process and click Generate
Value Stream Map Examples
Browse VSM diagrams made with Figviz, or generate your own above
Current-State Manufacturing VSM
A full current-state manufacturing VSM showing stamping, welding, and painting steps with cycle times, inventory triangles, and a lead-time timeline.
Future-State VSM
A future-state VSM with kaizen burst icons, pull (supermarket) symbols, and reduced lead time after applying lean improvements.
Office and Service Process VSM
An office VSM mapping an order-processing workflow with intake, review, approval, and fulfillment steps and queue times labeled.
VSM with Takt Time and Cycle Time
A VSM diagram with cycle time bars and takt time line added to a bar chart below the sawtooth timeline for capacity analysis.
VSM with Information and Material Flow Arrows
A VSM clearly distinguishing manual information flow (straight arrows), electronic information flow (lightning arrows), and material push arrows.
Simple Lean VSM Example
A beginner-friendly lean VSM example with three steps, clear labels, and a sawtooth lead-time timeline.
What is a value stream map generator?
A value stream map generator is a tool that creates VSM diagrams from a plain description of your process. Value stream mapping is a lean technique that visualizes every step a product or service takes from supplier to customer, using standardized symbols such as process boxes, data boxes, inventory triangles, push arrows, and a sawtooth lead-time timeline. Traditional VSM drawing requires knowing the symbol set and placing each element by hand in a diagramming tool. Figviz generates a clean, labeled VSM from a text description, so you can sketch a current-state or future-state map in seconds and spend more time analyzing the waste rather than drawing boxes.
How to make a value stream map
Key VSM symbols explained
Tips for effective value stream mapping
Walk the actual value stream before you draw. Collect real cycle times and inventory counts rather than using planned values, because current-state maps built on actual data reveal the true waste. For future-state maps, mark improvement opportunities with kaizen bursts and redesign the flow to approach takt time at each step. Keep the scope to one product family to avoid a map that is too complex to act on. When sharing the VSM with a lean workshop team, use the colorful style for projection and the minimal style for printed A3 reports. Always show both the current-state and future-state maps side by side so the improvement delta is visible at a glance.
Using VSMs for lean and process improvement
Value stream mapping is one of the most widely used tools in lean manufacturing and lean office programs. A current-state VSM exposes the seven wastes (overproduction, waiting, transportation, over-processing, inventory, motion, and defects) by making lead time, WIP, and information bottlenecks visible. A future-state VSM then designs the improved flow, often by introducing pull systems, reducing batch sizes, or combining steps. Use Figviz to rapidly prototype both maps during a kaizen event, compare them in your A3 problem-solving report, and update the future-state map as improvements are implemented.
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