Attaining excellence in business operations is challenging as competitive markets and interests pose obstacles for many business owners.
The concepts of Lean provide a comprehensive and reliable set of tools, practices, and strategies designed to efficiently address businesses' needs to minimise waste that impacts profitability, which becomes crucial. In this matter, creating a Value Stream Map comes into action.
‘Value stream mapping’ (VSM) is an effective technique for analysing and studying the procedural flow of the materials in a manufacturing or warehousing line from the initial stage up to the delivery. Mapping the process flow makes it easier for businesses to visualise and determine more efficient solutions to process issues. For example, how to refine/polish the current condition of their manufacturing line to ensure the constant flow of materials from completion to delivery will be as efficient as possible. With a value stream map, detailing, analysing and examining the activities involved in the process and representing them as a value stream, wastes can easily be recognised, and the operations can be streamlined.
Excellent value stream mapping is often taken to the floor, thus helping the owners and organizations to implement a process improvement subsequently. Logistical representations and design flow of those processes need to be comprehensibly conveyed to be as realistic, accurate and descriptive as they should be. This mapping is also applicable to various industries such as healthcare, logistics, administration, food processing and other industries aside from manufacturing. A VSM is very important in managing the whole task, as it is comprised of supporting methods that are used in lean environments. This helps businesses analyse design flows at the system level (or across multiple processes), making it easier for them to take the proper steps in time, starting from the elimination of waste and defects up to the restructuring of resources.
Whether you are a small-sized or medium-sized business, having an appropriate VSM is the best decision that you could take to speed up your process improvement and subsequently help you leverage your business most effectively. If you are a business stakeholder wanting help to utilize these tools, our team at Gagement can take care of your needs! Contact me now so we can help you improve your business potential.
