Value Stream Mapping Excellence
Value Stream Mapping Excellence
Value Stream Mapping Excellence
Course Overview
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VSM
Lean Value Stream Mapping
Gain valuable insights into value stream analysis, Gemba-based data collection, bottleneck identification, takt time, flow optimization, and continuous improvement planning. The course helps professionals develop the skills needed to drive process excellence and operational improvement.
What You Will Learn
The main objectives of the course are:
- Understand Lean thinking and value stream concepts.
- Select and scope value streams effectively.
- Use standard Value Stream Mapping symbols.
- Conduct Gemba-based process observation.
- Create current-state value stream maps.
- Identify waste, delays, and bottlenecks.
- Apply takt time and flow principles.
- Design future-state value stream maps.
Who Should Enroll
This certificate is designed for operations professionals, quality practitioners, supply chain personnel, Lean practitioners, process improvement teams, and individuals seeking to improve process flow, eliminate waste, and enhance operational performance.
Skills You Will Build
- Value Stream Mapping
- Lean Process Analysis
- Process Visualization
- Waste Identification
- Bottleneck Analysis
- Gemba Observation
- Future-State Design
- Flow Optimization
- Continuous Improvement
- Value Stream Analysis
- Lean Transformation
- Process Optimization
- Waste Elimination
- Flow Management
- Operational Excellence
- Continuous Improvement
- Process Mapping Expertise
Course Outline - Value Stream Mapping
Module 1: Introduction to Lean Thinking and Value Streams
- The Origins of Lean: From the Toyota Production System to Lean Thinking
- The Five Principles of Lean
- What Is a Value Stream? Material and Information Flow
- Value, Non-Value, and the Eight Wastes
Module 2: Scoping and Selecting the Right Value Stream
- Why Scoping and Selection Decide Everything
- Defining the Scope of a VSM Project
- Selecting the Right Product or Service Family
- Using the Product Family Matrix
Module 3: The Eight Wastes and Value-Added Analysis
- Waste, Unevenness, and Overburden: Muda, Mura, Muri
- The Eight Wastes (DOWNTIME)
- Value-Added, Necessary Non-Value-Added, and Pure Waste
- Value-Added Analysis and Process Cycle Efficiency
Module 4: Mastering VSM Symbols and Standards
- Why a Standard Visual Language
- Material Flow Symbols
- Information Flow and Signal Symbols
- Data Boxes, the Timeline, and General Symbols
Module 5: Data Boxes and Value Stream Metrics
- The Data Box: Anatomy of Process-Level Metrics
- Time-Based Metrics: Cycle Time, Changeover, Uptime, and Lead Time
- Inventory as Time and the Value-Stream Timeline
- Quality and Reliability Metrics: OEE, First-Pass Yield, and Complete-and-Accurate
Module 6: Gemba-Based Data Collection
- The Gemba Principle: Why Data Must Come from the Floor
- Preparing to Walk: Planning Value-Stream Data Collection
- Observing and Timing the Process: Stopwatch Study at the Gemba
- Capturing Inventory, Flow, and Information Data
Module 7: Constructing the Current State Map
- From Data to Drawing: How the Current State Map Is Built
- Drawing the Material Flow: Customer, Processes, Inventory, and Push
- Drawing the Information Flow: How the Value Stream Is Scheduled
- Populating Data Boxes and Building the Timeline Ladder
Module 8: Diagnosing Waste and Bottlenecks
- From Map to Diagnosis: Reading the Current State for Trouble
- Diagnosing the Eight Wastes on the Map
- Finding the Bottleneck: Constraint Analysis and the Theory of Constraints
- Reading the Numbers: Metric-Based Diagnosis
Module 9: Designing Demand-Driven Flow with Takt Time
- Demand as the Design Input: Why the Future State Begins with Takt
- Calculating Takt Time
- From Takt to a Balanced Line: The Operator Balance Chart
- Pacing the Flow: Planned Cycle Time, Pitch, and Buffering Demand
Module 10: Continuous Flow, Pull Systems, and Kanban Design
- Flow First, Pull Second: The Logic of the Future State
- Continuous Flow and Its Limits: Supermarkets and FIFO Lanes
- Designing the Kanban: Signals, Rules, and Sizing
- Connecting the Value Stream: Choosing Flow, Pull, or FIFO and Placing the Pacemaker
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*Note: These are self-paced courses, allowing learners to study independently at their own pace.
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