Create your process improvement master plan with this powerful assessment and planning tool A value stream map is a graphic representation of the flow of materials and information in your operation. It gives you a system-level view, showing you where the opportunities for improvement truly are. Once you have this snapshot of your current state, you can design a future state with better performance. Then you can develop a list of projects that will steadily get you to that future state.

This half-day workshop covers:

• Benefits and uses of value stream mapping
• The language and symbology of value stream mapping
• Examples of value stream mapping in healthcare * Examples of results achieved with value stream maps
• Creating a current-state and future-state value stream map

Upon completion, you will:

• Be able to read and interpret a value stream map
• Understand the steps of the value stream mapping process
• Understand where it can be best applied to identify opportunities for improvement

Who should attend: Prospective Lean team members, managers, line supervision, team or group leaders.