Value - is a product or service desired by a customer.
Stream - is everything it takes to provide the product or service.
waste - is all the non-value add in the stream.
Current State Value Stream is a picture of the flow of information and/or material within your current operations. Working in cross functional teams record the key data for each process step in the delivery of the product or service.
Enough detail should be recorded to calculate a lead time ladder and all the resources to support the normal demand pattern.
Using the current state value stream map waste should identified and planned for elimination.
Future State Value Stream is the design of the improved flow by eliminating waste. Normally a structured implementation plan is used to move from the current state to the future state.
As Lean is a continuous improvement process, as each Future State is implemented it becomes the Current State and process continues.
Use enabling technology to leverage the building and reinforcement of a ‘thinking organization’.
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