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Value Stream — Postgraduate Admissions

Postgraduate application to enrolment across a 41-day cycle in which under three hours of assessment happens, with the interview panel over takt and a 42% rolled throughput yield.

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Postgraduate admissions — application to enrolmentApplicant portal submissionssupplierEnrolled studentsdemand 3200/cycleAdmissions CRMproduction controlApplication feedInterview invitationOffer decisionCompleteness check6 op · eff 2.13mC/T12mC/O—Uptime94%Operators6FPY63%I2dTranscript verifica…▲takt2 op · eff 15.56mC/T28mC/O—Uptime90%Operators2FPY87%I5d640 applicationsAcademic review6 op · eff 8.13mC/T40mC/O—Uptime82%Operators6FPY92%I9dInterview p…▲takt2 op · eff 28.85mC/T45mC/O10mUptime78%Operators2FPY95%I4dOffer generation3 op · eff 5.21mC/T15mC/O—Uptime96%Operators3FPY98%I21dEnrolment + visa5 op · eff 7.61mC/T35mC/O—Uptime92%Operators5FPY89%Timeline — upper steps wait, lower steps value-added12m2d28m5d40m9d45m4d15m21d35mLead time41.12dValue-added time2.92hFlow efficiency0.3%Process steps6Rolled throughput yield41.8%Takt (derived)11.25mSteps over takt2Constraint (eff. C/T)Interview panel

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title "Postgraduate admissions — application to enrolment"
supplier "Applicant portal submissions"
customer "Enrolled students" demand: 3200/cycle
available 600h/cycle            # staffed admissions hours per intake
control "Admissions CRM"

process "Completeness check" { ct: 12m; uptime: 94%; operators: 6; fpy: 63% }
wait 2d                         # chasing missing transcripts
process "Transcript verification" { ct: 28m; uptime: 90%; operators: 2; fpy: 87% }
inventory 640 applications
process "Academic review" { ct: 40m; uptime: 82%; operators: 6; fpy: 92% }
wait 9d                         # academics review between teaching
process "Interview panel" { ct: 45m; co: 10m; uptime: 78%; operators: 2; fpy: 95% }
wait 4d
process "Offer generation" { ct: 15m; uptime: 96%; operators: 3; fpy: 98% }
wait 21d                        # applicant decision window
process "Enrolment + visa" { ct: 35m; uptime: 92%; operators: 5; fpy: 89% }

info "Application feed" from supplier to control electronic
info "Interview invitation" from control to "Interview panel" electronic
info "Offer decision" from "Offer generation" to customer electronic