International Study on Application of Value Stream Mapping to Identify the Necessity of Lean System Implementation

This article shows the effectiveness of value stream mapping (VSM) applied to two completely different organisation. Without mapping the values considering the 3M- muri, mura and muda, the improvements can hardly be identified. Two kind of situation was reviewed and how the VSM was applied to the problems involving Material and People are described. Based on the gaps identified through VSM, how the lean techniques were implemented and improvements achieved are briefed. The reflections are discussed on how the lean implementation is needed for both scenarios.