Value Stream Mapping: A Tool for Waste Reduction

This paper showcases the use of lean manufacturing tool known as Value Stream Mapping (VSM) a means identifying and reducing waste in water bottling factory. is Lean Manufacturing technique for where wastes occur process. A Current State Map (CVSM) was utilized sources current state operations plant. On other hand, Future (FVSM) used proposing an improved plant’s production processes. The CVSM aided discovering that manual inspection one factory which led to form over processing. FVSM displayed proposed with improvement lead time cycle about 42.1 per cent 22.2 respectively. process also required lesser workers, reduction 2 quality inspectors, therefore drop cost labour achieved.