Value Stream Mapping in Lean Manufacturing Operations

Value Stream Mapping in Lean Manufacturing Operations

Value stream mapping is a tool for lean manufacturing developed by Toyota to be implemented on their production system; it uses diagrams to illustrate and examine the current process and tries to improve it. Began as a part of lean manufacturing which is a part of Toyota production system which aims to ensure the efficient flow of materials from when the product begins to be manufactured until it gets completed and value stream mapping helps in monitoring the flow of the production lines to eliminate wastes (Rother and Shook, 2009p.90). According to (Ohno, 1988) Lean manufacturing is a logical method to identify and eliminate waste through continuous improvement by passing the product…