If I understand correctly... Lead Times describe, let's call it a Lead Process, and Lead Process has *a* Residence Time measurement. Flow Times describe a Flow Process, and Flow Process has *a* Residence Time measurement, which is notably different from Residence Time measurement of the Lead Process. Cycle Times describe a Cycle Process, and Cycle Process has yet another Residence Time measurement different from the others.
Fig 7 makes it look like they are all the same Residence Time. Which, they're not. They share the name, but they share "Residence Time" like Lead, Flow, and Cycle share "Time". To me, Fig 3 style communicates best, and Fig 7 strikes me as counter to everything I read up to now.
Another great entry in the series, thank you.
I found Figure 7 confusing.
If I understand correctly... Lead Times describe, let's call it a Lead Process, and Lead Process has *a* Residence Time measurement. Flow Times describe a Flow Process, and Flow Process has *a* Residence Time measurement, which is notably different from Residence Time measurement of the Lead Process. Cycle Times describe a Cycle Process, and Cycle Process has yet another Residence Time measurement different from the others.
Fig 7 makes it look like they are all the same Residence Time. Which, they're not. They share the name, but they share "Residence Time" like Lead, Flow, and Cycle share "Time". To me, Fig 3 style communicates best, and Fig 7 strikes me as counter to everything I read up to now.
This is great feedback. You are correct, the figure is easy to mis-interpret. It’s probably trying to do too much :(