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Lean-management method for analyzing the current state and designing a future state

Value-stream mapping, also known as material- and information-flow mapping, is a lean-management method for analyzing the current state and designing a future state for the series of events that take a product or service from the beginning of the specific process until it reaches the customer. A value stream map is a visual tool that displays all critical steps in a specific process and easily quantifies the time and volume taken at each stage. Value stream maps show the flow of both materials and information as they progress through the process. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Value-stream mappingA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Digitalized value stream mapping: review and outlookInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Value stream management for the lean officeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: The seven value stream mapping toolsCited 552 times
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  3. Using the method
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