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Value Stream Mapping for the Process Industries: Creating a Roadmap for Lean Transformation

Peter L. King & Jennifer S. King

PublisherCRC Press
PublishedAug 25, 2017
LanguageEnglish

Providing a framework that highlights waste and its negative effects on process performance, value stream maps (VSMs) are essential components for successful Lean initiatives. While the conventional VSM format has the basic structure to effectively describe process operations, it must be adapted and expanded to serve its purpose in the process indu