Value stream map template

    Last updated November 3, 2026

    Five steps from taking the order to sending the invoice. Each label includes a time: 2 minutes, 8 minutes, 4 minutes, 1 day, and 3 minutes. Replace the times with your own. The long wait is the shipping day, not the touch time. FlowSimp is completely free to use — no sign-up required.

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    Use it when the argument is about delay. A flowchart of decisions will not show that the day sits in shipping.

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    What does each step mean?

    1. Take the order is 2 minutes of touch time in the sample.
    2. Pick is 8 minutes and Pack is 4. They are separate so a slow pick is not hidden inside packing.
    3. Ship is 1 day. That is the wait. Do not add it to the minutes and call the whole thing touch time.
    4. Invoice is 3 minutes at the end. Move it earlier if you invoice before the truck leaves.