"Online Value-Stream Mapping for Manufacturing," the new web-based training workshop from the nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute, lets participants learn at their own pace, alone or with a team.

Value Stream Maps (VSM) are a powerful tool used in lean manufacturing and other business processes to visualize and analyze the flow of materials and information required to bring a product or ...

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The decades-long rush of businesses to digitize their business processes shows no sign of abating. Digital technology has spread across the supply chain and throughout the enterprise—with generally ...

Programmers who focus in increments of two-week sprints can be left in the dark on long-term business strategy. Shine a light on processes and potential improvements with visual aids. When ...

The current state of the economy demands that organizations better align DevOps with business goals and customer requirements, putting greater cost pressures on DevOps practices than ever. As ...

Value Stream Management (VSM) is an approach to make Lean-oriented production improvements across an organization's development and operational value streams. A value stream is simply an end-to-end ...