While value stream mapping is accepted as a tool for identifying waste, achieving the full implementation pictured in an enhanced future state map is more complex than its development. Hoshin Kanri can help. This method encourages employees to incorporate performance metrics to reach the root cause [...]
Lean Systems: Applications and Case Studies in Manufacturing, Service, and Healthcare details the various Lean techniques and numerous real-world Lean projects drawn from a wide variety of manufacturing, healthcare, and service processes, demonstrating how to apply the Lean philosophy. The book fac[...]