Mapping out the "value stream" in your operation will enable you to minimize wasted labor, time, and materials. Streamlined work processes allow for shorter lead times for supplies, faster changeover of products, and reduced operating costs -- which means more profit to use in improving and expanding your product line and capturing more of the market. Value Stream Mapping is a powerful technique for visualizing the flow of raw materials, information, and finished products through all production steps from receiving to shipping. You start by mapping your "current state," to identify all the inefficiencies and bottlenecks, and plan your way ahead by mapping an "ideal state" and the steps it will take to get there.
Learn the right way to map out your processes See the flow of your value stream and identify wastes in the flow View all products from a system perspective Draw both material and information flows of your value stream Draw a blueprint for lean transformation - the future state map Prioritize activities needed to achieve the future state.
Topics Covered Include:
Create a value stream map The common language of lean Analyzing your company's current state Finding the non-value added activities Drawing a future state map.
Additional Information:
Suggested follow-up: an in-plant value stream analysis.
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