What is Value Stream Mapping?

What is Value Stream Mapping?

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Value Stream Mapping is one of the most powerful tools from the Lean toolbox.

The “maps” you might have seen are created by teams during “mapping” sessions. However, it is the team oriented approach which makes value stream mapping powerful and effective; it’s not just the maps.

This article will provide an overview of what value stream mapping will look and feel like as part of a Lean improvement project.

Relax and prepare to enjoy, you are not about to be pounded with dozens of special symbols, detailed step-by-step instructions, or obscure Japanese words.

Read the rest of the article at: What is Value Stream Mapping?

Mike

George Rizk????,MBA, PMP, Agile Project Management Lean-Six Sigma Black Belt, Principle of Metallurgy

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