"I've completed my Value Stream Map... Now What?"
Course Agenda
- How to create a 9 to 12 month improvement plan for the selected value stream.
- How to link current improvement opportunities with strategic objectives
- How to provide management with a summary of potential improvements including 8-15 charted opportunities
- How to incorporate all levels of the organization in performance excellence
- How to create a visual representation of the process that can be shared with the entire organization
- Create a high level process overview
- Create a high level process flow of the value stream
- Understand the boundaries and customer requirements
- Characterize the most significant issues plaguing that value stream.
- Conducting the Gemba Walk
- Utilizing the waste walk analysis form to look for sources of variation, overburden and waste
- How to use spaghetti diagrams with value stream mapping
- The 20 focus area assessment
- Review of process characteristics that facilitate performance excellence such as degree of cross training or visual management
- Performing multiple group analysis
- Current State Value Stream Mapping
- Value Stream maps verses Swim Lane maps
- The Product Family Matrix
- Utilizing a data collection form
- 9 mapping tips to live by
- Utilizing a C&E Matrix to rank opportunities
- Selecting the Performance Excellence methodology
- Prioritize 20 focus areas from self assessment
- Creation of a Radar chart
- Understanding implied organization limitations on improvement.
- Create Future State Map
- Analyze current state map and focus areas to create the future state map
- Create charters for the top improvement ideas including the use of pareto diagrams
- Completing the Assessment Report.