WASTE ELIMINATION USING VALUE STREAM MAPPING AND VALSAT

Extending value stream mapping through waste definition beyond customer perspective

Value stream mapping (VSM) is one of the several Lean practices, which has recently attracted interest in the software engineering community. In other contexts (such as military, health and production), VSM has achieved considerable improvements in processes and products. The goal is to capitalize on these benefits in the software intensive product development context. The primary contribution ...

Improving Wait Times to Care for Individuals with Multimorbidities and Complex Conditions Using Value Stream Mapping

Background Recognizing the significant impact of wait times for care for individuals with complex chronic conditions, we applied a LEAN methodology, namely – an adaptation of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to meet the needs of people with multiple chronic conditions and to improve wait times without additional resources or funding.   Methods Over an 18-month time period, staff applied a patient-cen...

Ac 2007-208: Utilizing Process Value Mapping in Lieu of Value Stream Mapping for Elimination of Waste in Business and Information Processes

An ex-Toyota internal consultant has expressed an opinion that companies are achieving only 10% of their potential for process improvement. In the consultant’s words, “most manufacturing seems to be focused on achieving a 35–40 percent productivity gain over three to five years, when they should actually be focusing on a 400 percent improvement.” Many manufacturing companies have exhausted gain...

Monitoring Task Performance Using Value Stream Mapping (vsm) Technique

Monitoring task performance is crucial in team work in order to ensure equal participation of all team members. However, it may be difficult to implement due to team dynamism. One of the approaches that can be adopted when monitoring group work relies on measuring efficiency of each task performed by the team members. Thus, this paper aims to demonstrate application of Value Stream Mapping (VSM...

Using Value Stream Mapping to Improve Forging Processes