Value stream mapping is a visual means to depict and improve the flow of manufacturing and production process, as well as the information that controls the flow of materials through the process. It is ...

Each step in this process ... mapping, it may help to look at some case studies of real-world implementations. For example, a rope manufacturing company used value stream mapping to show the layout of ...

from the movement of materials through machinery in a manufacturing operation to the flow of applicant information through the hiring process in a human resources department. Each flow chart is ...