Value Stream Mapping for the Process Industries

This book explains how to create a complete value stream map (VSM) for a process industry manufacturing operation. Describing the unique features of process operations and why they require additions and adjustments to traditional VSMs, the book details an actual process operation and uses it to describe how to create the VSM. It defines all of the terms required for process VSM data boxes and uses the example process to illustrate all of the calculations required. It explains how to analyze the VSM and how to use the insights gained to develop a roadmap for a complete Lean transformation.