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This tutorial will guide you through the steps to draw a simple map, perform

common calculations, and plot charts using the Standard Work Wizard.

Standard Work Wizard Tutorial

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On your Desktop, click

the “Start eVSM” icon.

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macros.Click “Trust all from

publisher” to avoid the

security notice in future.

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you must “Enable” macros.

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Step 1: Start eVSM

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Quick_eVSM

Learn eVSM BasicsStep 2:

Avoid re-sizing eVSM shapes. Instead

grow the drawing page when needed.

To resize the page, hold down the “Ctrl”

key, and then drag any page edge to the

required size. This method works on all

four edges of the page.

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VSM

Save your Visio file and then

insert a new page via the right-

mouse menus on the page-tabs.

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Learn eVSM Basics

Blue icons in the main stencil

represent families of shapes. Drag

out the Transport icon.

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Use the shape’s

right-mouse menus

to turn it into a car

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eVSM Help resources are available in

the Learn module of the toolbar. Hover

over each one to see what they do.

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Click the Open button. Select

Standard Work in the Wizard

column and click OK.

Initiate the map Standard Work WizardStep 3:

StandardWork Data

Customer Center

Open

Drag out the

red icons first.

This is very

important!

Enter the

amount of hours

per day.

The Standard Work

Wizard stencil will

open on the left.

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Initiate the map Standard Work Wizard

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Enter the

customer

demand

here.

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Draw the FlowStep 4:

Activity Center

Resource Center

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The green shapes are

called “Centers”. Use

the centers to represent

the flow.

Complete as shown

below, including

annotation and data

values.

Do not change

any of the “Auto”

fields. These will

calculated later.

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Draw the Flow

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Sequence ArrowsStep 5:

Sequence

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Hold down the SHIFT key and

select the centers in the order

shown here. This is the

sequence in which the server

will perform their tasks. Do

NOT connect a sequence

arrow from the last task back

to the server

Click the Sequence

button to add sequence

arrows.

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Sequence Arrows

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Sequence Arrows Part 2Step 6:

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Sequence arrows have

been added with data on it

as well. Enter the Walk

Time from each center.

Double-click the unit to

change it from Min to Sec.

Hold down the SHIFT

key and select the

centers in the order

shown here for the

second resource and

associated set of

activities.

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Click the Sequence button to add

sequence arrows.

Sequence Arrows Part 2

Sequence

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Perform CalculationsStep 7:

SWCS Summary

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Fill in the

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Click the Solve button

in the toolbar.Click the Auto Path button

and the Auto Tag button to

create path numbers and

tags for each resource.

This is a critical step to get

the standard work chart to

plot in the correct order

Perform Calculations

Auto Path Auto Tag

Solve

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Summary Center

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Visualize with ChartsStep 8:

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Visualize with Charts

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Upstream Walk

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All Auto fields are

now calculated.

Drag out the SWCS

chart shape and right-

click to Plot Chart.

Drag out the Balance

chart shape and right-

click to Plot Chart.

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