eVSM Software Development History (Enhancements & New Modules)
Date | Release | eVSM Engine | Applications | New eLearning Courses |
2023 | v12 | - Upgraded eVSM to Visio VSDX with automatic VSD to VSDX conversion. - Improved eVSM architecture for a faster, mixed model solver. - Enhanced eVSM security by removing code from drawing files and upgrading to the latest Microsoft code-signing standards. - Added Category Summarization for targeted value stream insights. - Introduced ERP Data Import for easy conversion to eVSM Excel format which can then be imported to maps. | - Eliminated eVSm Standard - First release of environmental lifecycle assessment applications | - Mix Time course - ERP Import course; |
2020 | v11 | - Productivity (by example units and add-on's, auto-align, easy time entry) - Data Entry (create map components from Excel, map tracer) - Path Logic & Reporting (Visual Path filtering) - eVSM Put/Get API for connections to ERP, PLM - NEW Mixed Model engine - Windows 11 Support | - 2 eVSM software editions now available (eVSM Standard + eVSM Mix) - eVSM Mix licensed only at site or enterprise levels - eVSM Standard licensed at user, site or enterprise levels - NEW Mix Mfg application (Mixed Model Plant Value Streams) for eVSM Mix edition - NEW Dashboard Template to present current state, future state and improvement plan - NEW Pharmaceutical production mapping application for eVSM Mix edition | - Mix Manufacturing - Mix Supply Network - Mix Processing (Food & Chemicals) - Pharmaceutical Production - Project Planning |
2018 | v10 | - eLearning coaching panel
| - Quick Supply Network - Customer Journey Mapping - Layout Planner - Project Planner - Milkrun Design - Product Options Mgr - Decision Tree - Material Waste Mapping - Quick Changeover Design | - Quick Supply Network |
2016 | v9 | - eLearning framework (eLeanor) - Auto-placement of shapes - Easier data entry with units - Faster Internal Solver - Complex Paths - Office 2016 | - Quick Time - Multi-Product | - Fast Draw (Concept Maps) - Quick Time - Quick Manufacturing - Quick Transactional - Quick Processing |
2015 - | v8 | - Transactional Simulator - Map Connectivity - New Paths Capability - Wall map capture - Solver performance | - Quick Transactional Pro - Quick Warehousing - Quick MCT - Standard Work | |
2014 - | v7 | - Shared resources | - Quick Processing Network - Quick Mfg Network - EPEI - POLCA |
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2012 - | v6 | - Fractional units - Variational data - Hide/Show | - Quick Processing |
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2010 - | v5 | - Quick stencil generator - Multi-path maps - Kaizen matrices | - Quick Mfg | |
2008 - | v4 | - Automatic charts & gadgets | ||
2006 - | v3 | - Excel integration | ||
2004 - | v2 | - VSM Icon stacks | ||
2002 - | v1 | - VSM icons |