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Value stream mapping
The big picture
Lean thinking (Chapter 46) focuses on adding value for customers and eliminating non-value-adding steps (waste). Value stream mapping is used in lean environments to map and analyse both the value-adding and non-value-adding activities and steps in information flows and processes. It visualises which activities add value for a customer, and which do not. Because of its fixed structure, it is often possible to find substantial improvement potential and corresponding improvement actions.
When to use it
Value stream mapping is used in lean environments to identify opportunities for improvement in lead ...
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