A picture is worth thousand words - Part III

Would you prefer reading through the 14 step given below or just viewing the picture of the process?

Picture showing flow of material and information at company "Funplace" that makes toys

Steps describing the flow of information and material in Funplace
1.Funplace electronically sends a 4-week order forecast to XYZ toys. The quantities
are confirmed on a weekly basis and the purchase order is placed.
2.Based on this input, XYZ Toys electronically orders the parts from their
suppliers. XYZ Toys sends a 3-week forecast and confirms the quantity every week.
3.XYZ holds at least 2 days worth of raw material inventory in the warehouse.
4.Production control manually issues finished good quantities required on a weekly
basis. This information is sent to production.
5.Based on the production volumes required each week, the production manager
prepares for manufacturing. He gets his team together and the line leader Nick
plans for production. Per the daily production volume, Nick requests the warehouse
to issue raw material to the assembly line.
6.The assembly process consists of 4 primary steps…
- Gear assembly : putting gears in the plastic body of the toy
- Audio assembly : assembling the audio system in the toy
- Testing
- Packing
7. Everyday a truck shipment of 2000 toys is sent to Funplace.