Thursday, July 26, 2018

Value stream mapping ..

As we need languages to communicate with individuals, CAD drawings to communicate with Engineers, Building drawings to communicate between Engineers and architects, we need a language to communicate lean ideas too.

That is Value Stream Map. Originally it was started by Toyota Engineer Taiichi Onho and became the communicating medium for Toyota Engineers.

Click here for  VSM template ..

Click here for an excellent doc from Washington State University on Value Stream Mapping, explaining clearly the concept of value ..

Present VSM transitions to future VSM incorporating all the lean ideas ..


George..

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