DESCRIPTION:
Value Stream Mapping enables a company to identify and eliminate waste, thereby streamlining work processes, cutting lead times, reducing costs and increasing quality. It is a tool commonly used in lean continuous improvement programs to help understand and improve the material and information flow within organizations.
CONTENT:
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Introduction to Lean
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Understanding ‘Process’
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Understanding what the customer value is
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Value add, value enabling and non-value adding activities
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Analysing current state to identify waste
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What is a Process & Process Mapping?
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Different types of Process Mapping techniques
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The Future State Implementation Plan
BENEFITS:
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Knowing how to identify processes and distinguish from procedure
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Collecting data for Value Stream mapping
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Applying the recognised industry standard analysis technique associated with Value Stream mapping.
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Knowing the benefits of 'Value Stream Mapping'
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Knowing how to form the value stream team
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Understanding customer demand associated with VSM
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Knowing how to develop the value stream information system
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Using the Value stream mapping symbols
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Knowing how to construct the 'Current State Map'
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Knowing how to Construct the 'Future State Map'
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Establishing 'Future State' implementation strategy development and deployment
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Identifying opportunities and problem areas within existing business Value Streams
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Modelling and assessing the impact of any proposed changes to a key process.
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Providing the opportunity to make real major financial saving through QM&T's pre-and post-course supported assignment scheme
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Value Stream mapping software
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Completing a Value Stream Mapping initiative
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Quality Managers, Quality Engineers, Lean practitioners, Business Process Owners, Process Improvement Managers, System implementers, Management representatives, System coordinators, Change managers, Improvement teams.