Lean Manufacturing Training Toolkit - Part 9 - Value Stream Mapping

Whenever there is a product intended for a customer, a value stream exists. The challenge lies in recognising it. Value Stream Mapping (VSM) can help visualise everything that enters a business and the sequence of actions necessary to transform a product from raw materials into a deliverable item for the customer.

VSM provides a common language for discussing manufacturing processes, allowing for the design of a production system that operates smoothly without interruptions. This leads to the following benefits:

• Reduced work in progress
• Decreased transportation needs
• Less handling of components
• Faster response to quality issues
• Shorter lead times
• Quicker overall response times
• Standardisation of production
• Prevention of overproduction by adhering to Takt time
• Enhanced ability to identify waste and bottleneck processes

This toolkit includes the following resources:

• Guidance for conducting Value Stream Mapping activities
• A Value Stream Mapping training agenda
• A Value Stream Mapping presentation
• Slide notes for the Value Stream Mapping presentation
• Value Stream Mapping templates

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