Monday, 9 September 2013

Utilizing Value Stream Mapping


When enhancing your production line through implementing lean principles and attempting to efficiently overhaul your supply chain so that it capitalizes on its full potential and delivers the dividends you have been investing in, it pays to be fully immersed in every aspect of your product and its development cycle. Doing so will help you better anticipate potential issues which may arise. Utilizing a lean-focused product development cycle when trying to better understand your production line will help you realize and better appreciate the values of efficiency and constantly focusing on improvement. A tool you can utilize in achieving that improvement is value stream mapping, a lean-focused technique that concentrates on charting and refining the stream of material and information through your manufacturing line. Better understanding the ins and outs of lean product development requires the proper research and education on this and other techniques.
Value stream mapping for non manufacturing environments
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Understanding the techniques required to analyze, refine and apply a strategy designed to streamline your supply chain will demand proper planning and insight into which lean practices best apply to you and your business. Of course you will already be familiar with some of the basic concepts, as the relevant areas of interest in your supply line should already be familiar to you. Therefore, when you do eventually move on to implementa lean production system best suited to your needs, you will be capable of applying the knowledge we have discussed through maneuvers that will genuinely bring your enterprise closer and closer to success. 

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