Value stream map vs. process map, which is better for you? As with many tools and methods in Six Sigma, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to mapping things out. Both of these tools have ...

Value Stream Maps (VSM) are a powerful tool used in lean manufacturing and other business processes to visualize and analyze the flow of materials and information required to bring a product or ...

Value Stream Mapping: The Future State builds on concepts users used in Value Stream Mapping: The Current State. This class describes how to develop a future state value stream map, including how to ...

The decades-long rush of businesses to digitize their business processes shows no sign of abating. Digital technology has spread across the supply chain and throughout the enterprise—with generally ...

"Process mapping on steroids." That's how John Dyer used to describe value stream mapping back when VSM was just beginning to assert itself as a new continuous improvement tool and process mapping was ...

Process Flow Diagrams focus on visualizing workflows by mapping the sequence of steps, decision points, and handoffs in a process. These diagrams highlight bottlenecks and inefficiencies without ...