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 ...

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.

Value stream mapping (VSM) is one of the most fundamental tools associated with lean improvement activities to reduce wastes and improve cycle times. VSM is not a highly complex tool nor is it ...

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 ...

Krishna Valluru applies Lean to financial services: 50% faster processes, 25% cost savings, 30% error reduction via value ...

Enterprises are under increasing pressure to drive value for the business, and the number one means to drive that value is now through the development of quality software. Perhaps it sounds simple ...

Manufacturers can identify and reduce waste using tools such as value-stream mapping. Process efficiency programs at pharmaceutical companies-whether called operational excellence, lean manufacturing, ...

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 ...