Value stream mapping is an essential Lean Six Sigma tool. We explore how to create a value stream map and examine real-world case studies into how the technique has reduced costs and increased ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

This course introduces value stream mapping (VSM) and its place within the overall problem-solving methodology of Lean: a diagnostic tool for identifying and quantifying waste in a process, and the ...

If an atypical noise emanates from your car, the most talented mechanic is unlikely to diagnose what needs fixing by looking at it from the outside. The story is similar for a broken work process.

What is value stream mapping? Value stream mapping is a lean management technique for analyzing the flow of materials, requirements, and data associated with a given process, system, or product.

Whether it's VSM or process mapping, both mapping techniques are critical first steps to solving problems and building sustainable solutions. "Process mapping on steroids." That's how John Dyer used ...

Process mapping is a powerful tool to help businesses understand, manage, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their operations. This 2-day workshop will focus on Value Stream Maps for ...

Value stream mapping is a visual means to depict and improve the flow of manufacturing and production process, as well as the information that controls the flow of materials through the process. It is ...

In this paper, we demonstrate the sales application of an essential tool for lean management called value stream mapping. We conceptualize sales as a process in which a buyer and seller jointly ...