Estimated savings: 12.3 min/cycle, +5% PCE
Estimated savings: 4.1 min/cycle, +2% PCE
Estimated savings: 1.8 min/cycle, +1% PCE
Overview
Smart Suggestions analyses your value stream map and generates specific, actionable improvement recommendations powered by AI. It considers your industry context, process type, waste patterns, and bottleneck locations to suggest targeted interventions. Each suggestion includes an estimated impact on lead time and PCE, helping you prioritise the changes that will deliver the most value. Think of it as having a Lean consultant review every map you create.
Why Smart Suggestions?
Three reasons teams choose this tool
Ideas in Seconds
Get actionable improvement recommendations the moment your map is complete. No waiting for a consultant.
Industry-Tuned AI
Recommendations consider your industry, process type, and waste patterns for targeted, relevant suggestions.
Prioritised Impact
Each suggestion includes estimated time and PCE impact. Focus on the changes that deliver the most value first.
How It Works
Get started in four steps
Complete Your Map
Record or build a value stream map with timing and waste data.
Get Recommendations
AI analyses your map and generates specific, actionable improvement suggestions.
Review Impact Scores
Each suggestion includes estimated impact on lead time, PCE, and cost.
Take Action
Convert suggestions into tracked improvement actions with one click.
Applications
Real-world use cases
Getting quick improvement ideas when you are stuck on a process
Validating your own improvement hypotheses against AI analysis
Generating a prioritised improvement backlog after initial mapping
Coaching less experienced team members on Lean thinking
Capabilities
Everything included
Preview
See it in action
Analytics Dashboard
Value Stream Map
Current StateTemplate Library
Integration Marketplace
23 connectorsMonte Carlo Simulation
Team Workspace
Desktop Recording — 04:23
| Time | App | Action | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | SAP | Open purchase order | 0:12 | VA |
| 0:12 | Excel | Update pricing sheet | 1:33 | VA |
| 1:45 | idle | Waiting for approval | 1:35 | NVA |
| 3:20 | Outlook | Send confirmation email | 0:45 | VA |
Smart Suggestions
The approval step at position 3 has a cycle time of 12.3 min with 67% wait time. Automating with rule-based approval could eliminate 80% of the wait.
Two consecutive inspection steps could be merged into a single quality gate, reducing handoff waste and duplicate setup time.
AI Analysis
CompleteReady to try Smart Suggestions?
Available on the Starter plan and above. Start with a free account and upgrade when you are ready.