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:

• Introduction to Lean

• Understanding ‘Process’

• Understanding what the customer value is

• Value add, value enabling and non-value adding activities

• Analysing current state to identify waste

• What is a Process & Process Mapping?

• Different types of Process Mapping techniques

• The Future State Implementation Plan

BENEFITS:

• Knowing how to identify processes and distinguish from procedure

• Collecting data for Value Stream mapping

• Applying the recognised industry standard analysis technique associated with Value Stream mapping.

• Knowing the benefits of 'Value Stream Mapping'

• Knowing how to form the value stream team

• Understanding customer demand associated with VSM

• Knowing how to develop the value stream information system

• Using the Value stream mapping symbols

• Knowing how to construct the 'Current State Map'

• Knowing how to Construct the 'Future State Map'

• Establishing 'Future State' implementation strategy development and deployment

• Identifying opportunities and problem areas within existing business Value Streams

• Modelling and assessing the impact of any proposed changes to a key process.

• Providing the opportunity to make real major financial saving through QM&T's pre-and post-course supported assignment scheme

• Value Stream mapping software

• 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.