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Value stream mapping with Visio and eVSM
It's a common question: can you use Visio for value stream mapping? Let's take a look.Value stream mapping with Visio and eVSMWhen it comes to value stream mapping (VSM), you might think of...

Published: 2024-10-31

What is "Value" in Value Stream Mapping?
Massimo ZucchelliHow to Define Value in VSMIn creating a value stream map of a manufacturing or service process, it is critical to define who is the customer of that process is and what is...

Published: 2024-10-28

Reflecting Dual Supplier Strategies on a Value Stream Map in Times of Supply Network Instability
Over the past few years we've seen supply chain instability become a constant challenge for many industries. There have been global disruptions, unpredictable delays, and shifting demands....

Published: 2024-10-22

Pharma Manufacturing: Sterility and Cleanroom Protocols in Value Stream Mapping
The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry rightly includes some mandatory sterility and cleanroom requirements. These are stringent requirements, and it makes sense: the potential risks are...

Published: 2024-10-21

Value Stream Mapping Software for Supply Networks and other Complex Manufacturing Environments
We're in a globalized market. Supply chain complexity is at an all-time high. Companies must manage multi-tier supplier relationships, balance production across various locations, and...

Published: 2024-10-18

Value Stream Mapping and Inventory Management
The Hidden Costs of Increasing Inventory: Why More Stock Isn’t the SolutionIn many manufacturing environments, increasing inventory can seem like a quick fix to production challenges....

Published: 2024-10-15

Mixed Model Value Stream Mapping for VSMs with Shared Resources and Product Variants
Mastering Complexity with Mixed Model Value Stream Mapping (MMVSM)Production lines are expected to handle multiple product variants. They need to meet tight schedules and fluctuating...

Published: 2024-10-14

Value stream mapping and line balancing
With our work with some of the biggest names in manufacturing, (we name-drop here), line balancing is a very common need we come across. This is a key concept in both lean...

Published: 2024-10-09

Value stream mapping related to other charts and tools
If you’re new to value stream mapping and Lean methodologies, you can find yourself wondering which tools you’ll be using often, which ones are not related at all, and which ones are...

Published: 2024-10-07

Launching a New Line with Digital Value Stream Maps: A Case Study on Achieving Balance and Efficiency
In today's competitive manufacturing environment, companies are constantly looking for ways to streamline processes, reduce waste, and optimize resource utilization. One effective strategy...

Published: 2024-10-04

Six Sigma and Value Stream Mapping: Similarities and Differences
Six Sigma and Value Stream Mapping (VSM) are both methodologies aimed at improving processes and increasing efficiency, but they differ in their focus and techniques. However, they can...

Published: 2024-10-01

Using Lean Charts to Optimize Value Stream Mapping
For more than 20 years, we’ve helped manufacturers to get waste out of their processes. And while it can seem complicated, it’s something that we have gotten very, very good at!!To stay...

Published: 2024-09-24

Are floor plans and value stream mapping related?
Floor plans and Value Stream Mapping (VSM) can be related in specific contexts, especially when analyzing the physical layout and flow of materials, people, or information in a production...

Published: 2024-09-18

Introduction to Value Stream Mapping: A Beginner’s Guide
Introduction to Value Stream MappingValue stream mapping (VSM) is a powerful tool used to visualize and analyze the steps involved in delivering a product or service. By mapping out each...

Published: 2024-09-10

Secrets to Success in Transformation - Webinar w/John Gaul
Welcome to Secrets to Success in Transformation, sponsored by eVSM and partnering with John Gaul - Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt President of Sum It Ascent LLC.I worked in manufacturing...

Published: 2024-07-17

Leveraging Lean Charts on Your Value Stream Maps
Lets delve into the transformative world of lean charts for lead time, capacity and resource balance.  Through this presentation, we'll guide you on how leadership teams can...

Published: 2023-08-28

Line Balancing with Digital VSM
 This blog is based on a live webinar given by our guest presenter, Nancy Such on Line balancing     You can see Nancy's lean background above. She is an...

Published: 2023-03-16

Simplifying VSM's for Mixed Model Production
Most production lines make product variants with different demands, cycle times and routings through shared equipment and staff resources. Being able to handle multiple products with these...

Published: 2022-08-10

Improving Tire Production with Lean and eVSM
 The tire industry (or tire outside the US) is highly competitive. Continuous improvement efforts are underway at all tire manufacturers to reduce production costs. Lean is a common...

Published: 2022-03-11

Learning To See - Practical What-ifs with eVSM Mix
  The book "Learning To See" (Rother & Shook) published a couple of decades ago is a fantastic intro to the value stream mapping process and its fit within the lean...

Published: 2021-08-16

Environmental Life Cycle Mapping with eVSM Mix LCA
  We are excited to announce a new capability for sustainability mapping with eVSM Mix LCA. This product is at beta release stage. We will introduce the capability via an...

Published: 2021-06-10

A Value Stream Model To Improve Your Recruitment Process
The Talent acquisition (or recruiting) value stream is crucial to organizations and needs to fill in vacancies with qualified staff in an efficient and timely way. This blog develops a...

Published: 2021-04-15

Creating Paper Templates for Wall Maps
Wall maps can be drawn with any combination paper, pencils, markers, post-it notes, etc. However, such hand-sketches often result in a messy view, causing confusion instead of...

Published: 2021-03-25

Case study: Use of data-centric spaghetti diagrams to improve layout
Art Thomas (VP, Operations) of Aero Industries provides a case study on the usage of spaghetti diagrams The resulting layout cut daily product travel by 40% The video below...

Published: 2021-02-22

Remote VSM Using Microsoft Teams & OneNote
  The ability to hold VSM events remotely, (where it's not possible to co-locate the team physically) has become increasingly important. Our group has created a solution for VSM...

Published: 2020-11-12

Learning To See: ACME Case Study
Some of our users have evaluated us by simple looking at who else uses the eVSM software. See some of our clients at evsm.com/clients. We have not lost a VSM benchmark for a decade...

Published: 2020-08-25