Welcome to September 2011 edition of our monthly newsletter, Learning to Lean. In this month's edition, we are talking about utilizing value stream mapping in varied industries and situations..

Announcements

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Course (Click course name to download description, click date to register)

Date

Lean and Value Stream Mapping for Business Processes	Sep 14, 2011
Kaizen Events: 5S, Visual Controls, and Mistake Proofing	Sep 15, 2011
Quick Changeover and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)	Oct 12, 2011
Creating Continuous Flow Manufacturing Cells	Oct 13, 2011
Lean Production Control and Inventory Mgmt.	Nov 9, 2011

We also continue to offer Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and Lean Manufacturing Certification programs online with discounted pricing. Click here for online training information.

Mapping Value Streams and Processes

Value Stream Mapping is typically referred to by Toyota (its creator) as material and information flow mapping. When we talk about value stream mapping, we are usually talking about mapping all of the major steps from customer order to delivery of a product or service. We then look at a number of summary metrics; two fo the most common are value-added time versus total lead time. This technique, while popularized by manufacturing companies, can be used in the healthcare industry and on any business process.

We are featuring 3 articles on value stream mapping in this edition. The first deals with its application in multiple industries. The second deals with cross-functional process mapping of administrative or office-based processes. The final article gives a traditional view of value stream mapping as it applies in manufacturing.

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