https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/keep-it-simple-value-stream-map-at-the-gemba/ Lean Production | Lean Manufacturing | LEI | Lean Services Thu, 27 Oct 2022 21:35:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/keep-it-simple-value-stream-map-at-the-gemba/#comment-42427 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:25:58 +0000 http://localhost:10003/the-lean-post/articles/keep-it-simple-value-stream-map-at-the-gemba/#comment-42427 I had to make a value stream map as a part of my yellow belt project and we ran into similar problems that you addressed. One of our problems was we first tried to do our map on a fancy software that we were unfamiliar with, this added more complexity than needed. I then closed the computer and took out a pencil and paper. From there we were able to map out our process much better and then we transferred it over to the software after it was completed. I also like how mentioned that instead of arguing over what the problem might be, value stream maps help you understand what the actual problem is. From this article I learned that people often present their solution as the problem and that you should instead explore other options first.

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