Value Stream Mapping for the Process Industries
eBook - PDF

Value Stream Mapping for the Process Industries

Creating a Roadmap for Lean Transformation

  1. 244 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Value Stream Mapping for the Process Industries

Creating a Roadmap for Lean Transformation

About this book

Providing a framework that highlights waste and its negative effects on process performance, value stream maps (VSMs) are essential components for successful Lean initiatives. While the conventional VSM format has the basic structure to effectively describe process operations, it must be adapted and expanded to serve its purpose in the process indu

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Information

Publisher
Productivity Press
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781138434707
eBook ISBN
9781482247695
Edition
1
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Operations
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1: The Value of Mapping
  6. Chapter 2: Value Stream Mapping Fundamentals
  7. Chapter 3: VSM Enhancements for Process Operations
  8. Chapter 4: Additional Good Mapping Practices
  9. Chapter 5: Our Focusing Problem— A Synthetic Fiber Process
  10. Chapter 6: Developing the Material Flow
  11. Chapter 7: Calculating Data Box Parameters
  12. Chapter 8: Material Flow Rates and Takt
  13. Chapter 9: Completing the Data Boxes : Utilization, Delivery Frequency, and Days of Supply
  14. Chapter 10: Mapping the Information Flow
  15. Chapter 11: Developing the Timeline
  16. Chapter 12: Finding the Waste—Analyzing the Map
  17. Chapter 13: Scoping the Opportunities
  18. Chapter 14: Implementation Strategy and Sequence
  19. Chapter 15: Future State Value Stream Maps
  20. Chapter 16: Supply Chain Mapping
  21. Chapter 17: VSM as a Way of Engaging Employees
  22. Chapter 18: A Roadmap for Continuous Improvement
  23. Chapter 19: Benefits of Developing a VSM
  24. Appendix A: Process Industry Characteristics
  25. Appendix B: SMED Principles
  26. Appendix C: Cellular Flow
  27. Appendix D: Pull Replenishment Systems
  28. Appendix E: Cycle Stock and Safety Stock
  29. Appendix F: Product Wheels
  30. Appendix G: Additional Reading
  31. About the Authors
  32. Back Cover