Providing a framework that highlights waste and its negative effects on process performance, value stream maps (VSMs) are essential components for successful Le

Providing a framework that highlights waste and its negative effects on process performance, value stream maps (VSMs) are essential components for successful Le

Compared to its widespread implementation across almost all areas of production, Lean improvement efforts lag within the process industries. While many innovato

Mapping the Total Value Stream defines and elaborates on the concepts of value stream mapping (VSM) for both production and transactional processes. This book r

Understand value stream mapping in no time! Find out everything you need to know about this powerful tool with this practical and accessible guide. In an increa

The manufacturing systems have been witnessing a key transition from mass manufacturing to lean manufacturing. Mass manufacturing focuses on high volume product

This book acquaints the reader with Value Stream Mapping as well as Process Mapping, and thereby provides a dual set of tools. This dual set is far more effecti

In no industry is the concept of quality more essential than it is in healthcare, which is why the lean quality principles learned through the example of the To

Written by one of the world’s most respected consultants on Lean, this work presents a methodology for value stream mapping that is appropriate for any organi

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management and the XVI Congreso de Ingeniería de Organización (CIO 20