Making a yamazumi chart with excel and why it is used | Geneo

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May 28
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Making a yamazumi chart with excel and why it is used by Geneo

Why is Excel often used for Yamazumi Charts?

Excel is the go-to tool for many when it comes to creating Yamazumi charts. It’s readily available, most people are familiar with it, and it doesn’t come with any additional software costs. Users appreciate its flexibility in building custom layouts, cutting and pasting tasks, and the ability to manipulate data freely.

But all that flexibility comes at a cost.

Excel-based Yamazumi charts are typically static, manually updated, and isolated from other systems. Keeping them current is time-consuming, prone to errors, and makes real-time collaboration or production mix modelling difficult. When operations get more complex or frequent changes are required as they typically are in the real world, Excel starts to show its limitations.

That’s where GEN-OPS comes in.

GEN-OPS revolutionises production line management by generating Yamazumi charts directly from digital work instructions, ensuring accuracy and real-time updates. This enables teams to model complex production scenarios and then rebalance workflows on the fly, reflecting actual production mix changes as customer demands shift. It also integrates with ERP/MES systems for publishing standards and supports team-wide collaboration for continuous improvement.

While there is a license cost, GEN-OPS is dramatically more time-efficient than Excel and will often save more in labour costs than it adds to software spend.

In short:

Excel is a good starting point.

GEN-OPS is a purpose-built, scalable solution for manufacturers serious about efficiency, accuracy, and agility.

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