Value stream map vs. process map, which is better for you? As with many tools and methods in Six Sigma, there isn’t a ...

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 ...

Value stream management has been around for a long time. It got its roots in manufacturing, where it was used to accomplish an impossible task; it simultaneously improved quality, reduced costs and ...

Customer value mapping is an established concept and has various definitions. Unfortunately, many companies get lost with customer value mapping. Too often, the exercise becomes entirely focused on a ...

This class describes how to develop a future state value stream map, including how to evaluate a current state value stream map, target problem areas, and design a plan to reduce non-value added ...