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Value Stream Mapping (VSM) in a manufacture-to-order small and medium enterprise

Stamm, M; Neitzert, T
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This paper discusses the Lean methodology of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) in a manufacture-to order (MTO) environment. Within a case study of a mold making company the method is applied and improved. The purpose of VSM is to initialise the Lean transformation and to understand the value streams of a company as a basis for further improvements.

The paper explores the current literature about VSM and also discusses the specific characteristics of a MTO environment and its limitations regarding the application of the current VSM methodology. Based on this an adapted VSM procedure with a special focus on MTO small and medium enterprises is presented. The first adapted VSM analysis provided valuable insights into the material flow for the management team. Therefore it was decided to use this method in a modified way as a “Value Stream Monitoring” tool which observes the impacts of all Lean implementation activities.
Keywords
Value Stream Mapping; Lean production; SME
Date
2008
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3rd World Conference on Production and Operations Management, Tokyo, Japan
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Conference Contribution
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JOMSA
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©2008 by Japanese Operations Management and Strategy Association. Japanese Operations Management and Strategy Association (JOMSA) holds no copyrights on any of the papers contained in this proceedings. All rights are reserved by the individual authors. The format and the layout of the proceedings are copyrighted by JOMSA.

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