Value Stream Mapping for Lean Development: A How-To Guide for Streamlining Time to Market
Written by one of the world’s most respected consultants on Lean, this work presents a methodology for value stream mapping that is appropriate for any organization, whether it be service or product oriented. Over the past 25 years, Locher has proven just how powerful this process is, having employed it in healthcare, transportation, distribution, education, financial services, and manufacturing environments. Illustrating his methodology through the example of the imaginary DevelopTek...
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Customers and markets identify needs and problems and companies design products and services to fill or solve them. While this relationship may seem straightforward, the development process in most companies is often a root cause for customer dissatisfaction and can lead to substantial waste throughout an enterprise. Mistakes made on the proverbial drawing board can have a significant impact on an organization for many years. Therefore, the application of lean thinking and detailed mapping to the development process is especially important, particularly when one considers the ever shortening product and service life cycle experienced in most industries. In Value Stream Mapping for Lean Development, Drew Locher provides an accessible, enjoyable, how-to guide to value stream mapping that highlights its tremendous impact on product development and accompanying processes.
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Applying Value Stream Mapping to the Development Process 12 What Makes the Development Process Different? 93 Identifying Development Waste 154 Assessing the Current State 235 Developing a Current State Map for DevelopTek 356 Lean Development Principles 457 Creating the Future State Map 558 DevelopTek's Future State 779 Achieving the Future State 89Appendix 97Index 123
