Lean-Consultants Value Stream Mapping assesses your current
or planned business' process steps and determines which
processes add value to your product or service. Value
Stream Mapping includes your incoming (suppliers) and
outgoing (customers) steps. Once a current state map
is established, project teams then plan a future state
vision which drives action plans and goals.
Determines sources of waste (7 Wastes WODMITS):
Waiting
Overproducing / Over processing
Defects
Motion
Inventory
Transport
Space
Also considers environmental wastes and wasted
resources
Understanding your process,
Is the key to improving it!
Lean-Consultants Value Stream Mapping:
Identifies areas for improvement which could help
increase business efficiency
Shows links between the information and material
flow
Identifies areas requiring stock holding (buffers/supermarkets),
determines trigger points and Change Over targets
