We’ve seen many value stream maps (VSM) over the past 20 years, as it has become a common tool. In some companies it’s a first requirement before a lean effort begins. In other companies, value stream ...

Value Stream Maps (VSM) are a powerful tool used in lean manufacturing and other business processes to visualize and analyze the flow of materials and information required to bring a product or ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. Many discussions around ...

Waste is any effort or processes, whether in production, administration or logistics, that's unnecessary. It makes a company hemorrhage cash. In lean manufacturing, multiple value steams are unified ...

Value stream mapping (VSM) is a business management tool that documents the steps needed to take a project from inception to customer delivery. Often associated with Lean Six Sigma practices, the tool ...

In this course, you will learn how to create a value stream map (VSM) of current-state and future-state processes. Value stream mapping is a Lean technique that allows you to document, analyze, and ...

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Value stream management has been around for a long time. It got its roots in manufacturing, where it was used to accomplish an impossible task; it simultaneously improved quality, reduced costs and ...

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 ...