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Learning to See
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The journey towards lean can be difficult and filled with
obstacles. Where does someone begin? What are the non-value-adding
processes that can be eliminated? These are difficult questions to
answer if you don't have the proper tools.
Value stream mapping is an excellent place to start the lean
journey and understand the sources of waste in a company's
operation. It's an overarching product that gives managers and
executives a picture of the entire production process, both value
and non-value adding activities. Rather than taking a haphazard
approach to lean implementation, value stream mapping establishes a
direction for the company.
Beginning with a forward by James Womack and Dan Jones, Learning to
See breaks down the important concepts of value stream mapping into
an easy to understand format. The manual is filled with actual
value stream maps, as well as engaging diagrams and
illustrations.
To encourage readers to become actively involved in the learning
process, Learning to See contains a case study based on a fictional
company - Acme Stamping. The reader begins by mapping the current
state of the value stream and looks for all sources of waste in the
value stream. After the waste identified, a map is developed with
the projected future value stream.
Throughout the manual, Learning to See teaches readers the key
concepts of value stream mapping. Written by two experts in the
lean field, Mike Rother and John Shook, the workbook makes
complicated concepts simple. It teaches reasons for introducing a
mapping program and how it fits into a lean conversion.
With this easy to follow and engaging product, a company gets the
tools it needs to understand a value stream mapping program, so it
can eliminate waste in the production process. Start the lean
journey and reduce waste that is costing your company money with
value stream mapping.
