scholarly journals Мапирање токова вредности пословних процеса као основа интегрисане процене стратешких и оперативних перформанси предузећа // Value stream mapping of business process as the basis of integrated assessment of strategic and operational enterprise performance

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Блaгoje Нoвићeвић
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Enterprise Performance ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
New Business ◽  
Executive Teams ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
Information Basis ◽  
Value Stream Map

Резиме: Мапирање токова вредности пословних процеса је најбољи могући облик представљања токова вредности и најлакши начин идентификовања пословних проблема током њиховог оперативног извршавања и проналажења алата и техника за њихово решавање. Мапа токова вредности најбољи је инструмент за препознавање и разумевање постојећих пословних процеса, тражење потенцијалних начина њиховог унапређења и истраживање нових напреднијих пословних процеса од стране свих нивоа менаџмента, до извршних тимова. Она, истовремено, представља незаобилазну информациону основу за интегрисану процену стратешких и оперативних перформанси пословних процеса и предузећа као целине.Summary: Value stream mapping of business processes is the best form of presenting value stream of business processes and the easiest way to identify business problems during their operational execution and finding the tools and techniques for their solution. Value stream map is the best instrument for identifying and understanding existing business processes, searching for potential ways of their improvement and research for new business processes advanced by all levels of management to the executive teams. It also represents the indispensable information basis for integrated assessment of strategic and operational performances of business processes and enterprise as a whole.

VSM as a Tool for Mini-Audit of Information System

2014 ◽  
Vol 474 ◽  
pp. 73-78
Author(s):  
Jan Vavruška ◽  
František Manlig ◽  
František Koblasa
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Flow ◽  
Production Management ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Discrete Event ◽  
Control Process ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
Current State

The main focus when improving business processes is on the analysis of material flow. Thorough analysis of the information flow and associated information systems is still undervalued. Working with inaccurate and/or obsolete data leads to incorrect outputs that negatively affect the entire control process. Analysis of the state of material has to go hand in hand with the information analysis. A mini audit of the information flow and information system can be carried out, which follows the classic principles of VSM (Value stream mapping), in order to make an initial analysis of the information flow and information system. Information about the current state of the process together with a measure how well it is represented by the model in the information system can be obtained thanks to this mini-audit. This article focuses on this mini-audit and briefly describes the auditing process. The details of how to create VSM maps is discussed with the main focus on an information flow where the key elements are the inputs and the outputs of the job orders for planning and production management. Attention is also focused on the form of delays in discrete-event recording in the production process which appear in the information system.

scholarly journals Variability and Uncertainty Analysis in Value Stream Mapping

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12S2) ◽  
pp. 533-538
Keyword(s):  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
Current State ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
A Current

Lately, value stream mapping (VSM) is integrated with tools and techniques that belong to other areas of knowledge such as risk management (RM). It is well known tool in showing the value, value stream and the flow which represents three of lean manufacturing (LM) principles. This integration, gives more benefit in covering two of VSM issues such as considering the variability and uncertainty of production processes. In this paper, a model named variable value stream mapping (V-VSM) that integrates the two was showed, explained and tested. The model helps to generate the VSM in a dynamic way with the identification of current and potential risks. These risks might happen in the future bringing a strong impact on not reaching the main objectives in the defined time and cost. The model has been tested by conducting a case study in food sector. A current state map was built using both models, traditional VSM and VVSM. The results showed the effect of variability and uncertainty on the total cycle time (CT) and lead time (LT) values, where the traditional VSM failed to show it by being a static tool. Comparing the results of both models show the differences in presenting the real state of manufacturing environment..

Improving Efficiency and Patient Satisfaction in a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Center Using Lean-Based Methodology

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 244-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Zhu ◽  
Zhenqi Lu ◽  
Hongqin Dai
Keyword(s):  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter ◽  
Central Catheter ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Future Value ◽  
Value Stream Map

Abstract Background: The peripherally inserted central catheter implantation and maintenance process was optimized at Shanghai Fu Dan University Cancer Center using lean-based methodology. Problems addressed were coping with capacity limitations and streamlining the process of patient care to reduce potential complications associated with delays in catheter administration. These clinical processes were evaluated with regard to pretreatment areas—such as booking, waiting, and patient education—and solutions were recommended to the problems that were identified. Methods: Lean methodology was used under actual clinical settings to improve the clinical process, using observations, patient surveys, interviews, data analysis, and a kaizen workshop. Three tools were applied from lean methodology: value stream mapping, bottleneck calculation, and fishbone root cause analysis. The philosophy of kaizen was used to enhance teamwork, boost morale, and encourage all members of the frontline nursing team and administration leaders to contribute ideas and suggestions for improvement. Results: A value stream map and a redesigned future value stream map were plotted at the workshop to identify problems related to inefficiency and waste and to aid in proposing solutions. Implementation of these solutions resulted in smooth and steady patient distributions on days with the largest patient volume during a typical week and an increase of 30% in the number of patients that could be seen in a week. Conclusions: The economic methodology of lean manufacturing, especially value stream mapping, can be a powerful tool for visualizing and better understanding processes to reduce waste and reengineer a standardized workstream in settings where peripheral intravenous central catheters are placed.

scholarly journals Lean Thinking to Foster the Transition from Traditional Logistics to the Physical Internet

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6053
Author(s):  
Vanessa Rodríguez Cornejo ◽  
Ángel Cervera Paz ◽  
Luis López Molina ◽  
Víctor Pérez-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Waiting Times ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Lean Thinking ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
A Value ◽  
Physical Internet ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Value Stream Map

This paper studies the relationship between Lean paradigms and the Physical Internet (PI). Lean thinking is a philosophy that allows one to obtain the right amount of the right items in the right place at the right time; it seeks to minimize waste and is flexible to change. In fact, applying Lean not only helps to reduce costs, but it also adds value and improves results across the supply chain. By using a value stream map, we can map the process from the supply chain to the customer, while trying not to add value activities. Such activities include excessive production, overstorage, waiting times poorly adjusted to needs, defects and rejects that require reprocessing, and, finally, unnecessary transport and movements. Storage, waiting times, and unnecessary transport and movements are at the core of the PI. A value stream map can also help to identify empty transport and unnecessary CO2 emissions. This study analyzes value stream mapping as a tool that can enable the objectives of the different Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration (ALICE) roadmaps for logistics innovation to be achieved, and can also allow PI principles to be reached on the established dates.

Improving the performance of a Malaysian pharmaceutical warehouse supply chain by integrating value stream mapping and discrete event simulation

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abideen ◽  
Fazeeda Binti Mohamad
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Lead Time ◽  
Discrete Event ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
Future State ◽  
The Future ◽  
Value Stream Map

Purpose Lean implementation is vastly incorporated in core manufacturing processes; however, its applicability in the supply chain and service industry is still in its infancy. To acquire performance excellence and thrive in the global competitive market, many firms are adopting newer methodologies. But, there is a stringent need for production simulation systems to analyze supply chains both inbound and outbound. The era of face validation is slowly disappearing. Lean tools and procedures that provide future state assumptions need advanced tools and techniques to measure, quantify, analyze and validate them. The purpose of this study is to enable dynamic quantification and visualization of the future state of a warehouse supply chain value stream map using discrete event simulation (DES) technique. Design/methodology/approach This study aimed to apply an integrated approach of the value stream mapping (VSM) and DES in a Malaysian pharmaceutical production warehouse. The main focus is diverted towards reducing the warehouse supply chain lead time by initially constructing a supply chain value stream map (both present state and future state) and integrating its data in a DES modelling and simulation software to dynamically visualize the changes in future state value stream map. Findings The DES simulation was able to mimic the future state lead time reductions successfully, which assists in better decision-making. Improvements were seen related to total lead time, process time, value and non-value-added percentage. Warehouse performance metrics such as receiving, put away and storage rates were substantially improved along with pallet processing time, worker and forklift throughput usage percentage. Detailed findings are clearly stated at the end of this paper. Research limitations/implications This study is limited to the warehouse environment and further additional process models and functional upgrades in the DES software systems are very much needed to directly visualize and quantify all the possible Lean assumptions such as radio frequency image identification/Andon (Jidoka), 5S, Kanban, Just-In-Time and Heijunka. However, DES has a leading edge in extracting dynamic characteristics out of a static VSM timeline and capture details on discrete events precisely by picturizing facility modification and lead time related to it. Practical implications This paper includes all the fundamental pharmaceutical warehouse supply chain processes and the simulations of the future state VSM in a real-life context by successfully reducing supply chain lead time and allowing managers in inculcating near-optimal decision-making, controlling and coordinating warehouse supply chain activities as a whole. Social implications This integrated approach of DES and VSM can involve managers and top management to support the adoption of anticipated changes. This study also has the potential to engage practitioners, researchers and decision-makers in the warehouse industry. Originality/value This study involves a powerful DES software package that can mimic the real situation as a virtual simulation and all the data and model building are based on a real warehouse scenario in the pharmaceutical industry.

scholarly journals A roadmap for improving the manifacture of automotive heat exchangers through value stream mapping

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Kate Lusiba
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Line Balancing ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Automotive Manufacturing ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
Final Assembly ◽  
Work In Process ◽  
Value Stream Map

Lean manufacturing is an optimum approach for the reduction and elimination of waste within an organization. The case study company is based in South Africa and produces heat exchangers through main processes or fractals, which include pre-assembly, core building, brazing and final assembly. A walk through the plant showed that there was a large amount of inventory awaiting final assembly and that the brazing furnace often waited for material from core building. This was an indication that there could be an imbalance between the three fractals in terms of cycle time. Thus, the aim of this study was to improve the manufacturing processes for heat exchangers at the automotive manufacturing company through the deployment of value stream mapping, subsequent line balancing and developing a roadmap for reduction of waste. The case study research strategy was adopted for the study since it provided an in-depth view of phenomena. The first objective was to outline the production flow for the manufacture of automotive heat exchanger parts. The method used was a walk through the plant and observations were made to gain an understanding of the production steps from logistics production planning to shipping of the finished goods, and subsequently to a mapping-out of the production process flow was undertaken. The results showed that there was a large amount of inventory awaiting final assembly and that the brazing furnace often waited for material from core building. It was concluded that there was need to conduct a detailed process analysis to identify sources of waste. The second objective was to conduct value stream mapping for assessing the value- and non-value-adding activities in the manufacture of automotive heat exchangers components. A value stream map was developed through walking to Gemba and mapping out the production process, collecting data and pinpointing waste activities or areas to be improved. The kaizen flashes from the value stream map also revealed that operators were not fully utilizing the capacity of the bottleneck workstations. It was concluded that two instead of one planning points, and inefficiency at assembly were root causes of the high work-in-process level. The third objective was to conduct a line balancing analysis for the three production fractals. The method used was a Pareto analysis for evaluating the products, analysing the product mix and line balancing analysis of the production line. The results revealed that the furnace was run on two shifts while the subsequent assembly and preceding core building were running on three shifts causing a work-in-process build-up, thereby resulting in line imbalance. It was concluded that it was imperative to change the scheduling approach, and adopt one that prioritised and spread the cores that had relatively short cycle times, and also reduce downtime, change-over time as well as additional time for scrap and defects, and a future-state balance chart revealed that the fractals imbalance had been reduced. The fourth objective was to develop a roadmap for reduction of waste in the manufacture of car heat exchangers components. The method used was to develop proposals and assess the feasibility and cost implications of implementing each option. Recommendations were made for continuous process improvement and a roadmap for reduction of waste was proposed. In order to improve the output of assembly, training for the operators was recommended since it would also enable the removal of the second planning point at assembly. Further research could also be conducted to develop an optimal scheduling algorithm for allocation of products to work centres to ensure high utilization of work centres and reduce work-in-process inventory.

A conceptual framework for waste identification and reduction in Nigerian sandcrete blocks production process

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adefemi Aka ◽  
Abosede Adebisi Bamgbade ◽  
Ibrahim Saidu ◽  
Oladimeji Moses Balogun
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
Process Waste ◽  
Future State ◽  
Study Context ◽  
Tools And Techniques

Purpose Non-value adding activities or waste have been a major challenge for the construction industry. Researchers worldwide have investigated how such activities can be reduced or overcome in the industry. However, much has not been done regarding waste in the production process of building blocks. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the various waste in sandcrete blocks production process (SBPP). The study also aims to find out the causes of the waste and their impacts on the factory performance. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the aims of this study, a qualitative study was conducted in five sandcrete blocks firms in Minna. Physical observation and interviews were the main instruments used for data collection. The data obtained were analyzed through content analysis. Samples of blocks (low standard only) were also taken to the laboratory for compressive and porosity tests. Thereafter, questionnaires were administered to other sandcrete blocks producers in six firms. The essence of this was to investigate the applicability of the identified waste in other factories in the study context and for further data analysis. Findings Typical forms of waste in SBPP are excessive stocking of sand and cement, long distance covered from the store to the mixing or production location, excessive quantity or over design of materials and over vibration or compaction of the newly produced blocks. It is anticipated that adoption of lean concepts, tools and techniques in the production of sandcrete blocks will help to eradicate the identified waste in the process and stimulate a future state value stream mapping (VSM). The practicality of the expected future state VSM is presently being investigated by one of the five firms in the study context. Research limitations/implications The findings of the study mainly provide further insights on the various process waste in Nigerian sandcrete blocks production. Practical implications The study provides knowledge on how lean thinking can be adopted to identify and reduce waste in SBPP. Such knowledge may be beneficial to the present and prospective sandcrete blocks producers. The study also provides insight on how the overall cost of production of sandcrete blocks and the quantity of CO2 that is being released into the atmosphere in the production process can be reduced. The VSM in the proposed framework also serves as a tool that can be globally adopted for waste identification by producers of other forms of blocks such as bricks. Originality/value This paper satisfies all the tenets of originality as it has not been previously published and all the information obtained from other studies have been duly referenced. The study is also original as it is first in the study context to propose for a lean framework that can be used to reduce waste in SBPP.

Implementation of the Lean Model for Carrying out Value Stream Mapping and SMED in the Aerospace Engine Case Production

2012 ◽  
Vol 542-543 ◽  
pp. 302-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Hua Wang ◽  
Jar Her Kao ◽  
Sanjay Kumar Thakur
Keyword(s):  
Production Line ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Lead Time ◽  
Setup Time ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
Current State ◽  
Industry Sectors ◽  
Value Stream Map

The lean manufacturing has been widely applied in the most of the industry sectors. Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) is one of lean manufacturing tools that can be used to further reduce production waste. In order to ensure waste be effectively reduced, lean manufacturing has tools to achieve its goal. The first step is analysis of current state value stream map from the production line. The second step is the use of Single Minute Exchange of Dies to propose and carry out improvement actions in bottleneck process. In this study, the aerospace engine case production lead time was reduced from 9 weeks to 7 weeks by VSM method. The SMED method was applied to improve bottleneck’s setup time from 95.68 minutes to 76.97 minutes. The lean manufacturing tool can help factory to reduce inventory in the WIP.

scholarly journals DESIGN THINKING IS A METHODOLOGY FOR CREATING INNOVATIONS AND DEVELOPING HUMAN CREATIVITY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Vasilieva
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
New Era ◽  
Digital Services ◽  
Human Creativity ◽  
New Business ◽  
The Face ◽  
Tools And Techniques

Not so long ago, human resources were perceived as the main participant in business processes and as an integral part of the company's organizational capital. However, automation and the introduction of industrial technologies 4.0 replace people with programs, robots, chatbots, etc. But this does not mean that in the new era, human functions in the process will be reduced to a minimum. Goals focused on the implementation of new business tasks in the face of constant changes will require a person to work in a team, effectively use their competencies, be focused and successful, think outside the box and find original solutions, actively use the accumulated individual and collective intellectual capital. This will make the application of various techniques of the design thinking methodology an integral part of human activity in the company. The author gives an overview of the tools and techniques of design thinking, shows the features of their application. Highlights the specifics of organizing collective creative work and maintaining an atmosphere of trust and creativity. Provides a list of popular digital services for organizing teamwork. The development of the design thinking approach was achieved through the new methodology - Platform Innovation Kit, which is used for designing an ecosystem platform. Platform design canvases help startups and corporations launch and scale businesses on digital platforms.

scholarly journals APPLY VALUE STREAM MAPPING TO “ETP ION DETECTTM” COMPANY

2020 ◽  
Vol 128 (5B) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Hien Ton Nguyen Trong ◽  
Gareth Jones
Keyword(s):  
Material Flow ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Flow Mapping ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
Work In Process ◽  
Current State ◽  
A Value ◽  
Production Value ◽  
Value Stream Map

<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Value stream mapping (VSM) is a tool often applied in organisations working with lean in order to visualise and analyse production processes. By creating a value stream map, organisation can identify its main criticalities, look at both information &amp; material flow mapping in order to enhance lean manufacturing. Hence, the purpose of this work was to develop a value stream mapping for ETP Ion Detect Company (ETP) to demonstrate the possibilities of seeing sources of waste, shortening the lead-time, and reducing work-in-process inventory with the value stream mapping application.</p><p><strong>Key words</strong>: lean production, value stream mapping, current state map, future state map</p>

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