{"id":13186,"date":"2025-06-16T15:36:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfbits.de\/uncategorized\/value-stream-mapping\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T12:42:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:42:22","slug":"value-stream-mapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfbits.de\/en\/learn\/value-stream-mapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Value Stream Mapping"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13186\" class=\"elementor elementor-13186 elementor-5978\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d04f53e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d04f53e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7456fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c7456fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5338d739 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5338d739\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577232fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"577232fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/selfbits.de\/en\/\">Startseite<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6935bcd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6935bcd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Value Stream Mapping<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4553bb0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4553bb0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c16ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0c16ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>\u201cWherever there is a product for a customer, there is also a value stream. <br>The challenge lies in seeing it.\u201d<\/p><p><em>Mike Rother, John Shook \u2013 Learning to See<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2192a925 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2192a925\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97d26e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97d26e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8a547f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d8a547f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48612e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48612e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p><b>Value Stream Mapping<\/b> (VSM) is a method for visualising manufacturing processes\u2014specifically, their entire value stream \u2014 so they can be analysed and optimised. All activities, both value-adding and non-value-adding, that are necessary for the manufacture of a product are recorded. Together with the flow of materials and information, as well as process and warehouse data, this creates a holistic picture of production. <\/p><p>As the first phase of <a href=\"https:\/\/selfbits.de\/en\/learn\/value-stream-design-in-manufacturing\/\">value-stream management<\/a>, <b>VSM<\/b> captures the current state, uncovers non-value-adding processes and exposes <a href=\"https:\/\/selfbits.de\/2021\/08\/17\/7-verschwendungsarten\/\">waste<\/a>. Value Stream Design then sketches a future state that shortens waiting times and eliminates unnecessary work, aiming for a flow with short lead time and a high share of value creation. Finally, <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wertstromplanung\">Value Stream Planning<\/a> organises and executes the transition from the current to the future state.    <\/p><p>In their standard work Learning to See: <a href=\"https:\/\/selfbits.de\/en\/learn\/value-stream-design-in-manufacturing\/\">Value-Stream Mapping<\/a> to Add Value and Eliminate Muda (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/Sehen-Lernen-Wertstromdesign-Wertsch%C3%B6pfung-Verschwendung\/dp\/3980952118\/\">Amazon link<\/a>), Mike Rother and John Shook describe two streams: the manufacturing stream, which carries raw material to the finished product, and the development stream, which takes the product concept to production start-up. Both can be examined with <b>VSM<\/b>, but the focus here is on the manufacturing stream\u2014\u201cdock to dock.\u201d During the <a href=\"https:\/\/selfbits.de\/en\/learn\/value-stream-mapping\/\"><b>analysis<\/b><\/a> this stream is traced backwards from customer demand to raw material.    <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb86654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fb86654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Method and Procedure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5256fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5256fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. \u201cSegmenting production\u201d: selecting a product or product family<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d83e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d83e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBefore mapping begins, the right \u201caltitude\u201d must be chosen. Examining every product family across the whole enterprise is neither practical nor useful. A good starting point is to pick one product or family with prioritisation methods. An ABC\/XYZ analysis works well for a single product; for grouping products into a family, use their final production steps. A <a href=\"https:\/\/asana.com\/de\/resources\/sipoc-model\">SIPOC diagram<\/a> then sets clear start and stop events\u2014typically order receipt as the start and shipment as the stop\u2014so the analysis has precise boundaries.       \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb8ab6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bb8ab6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68fc7d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68fc7d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Determining the customer takt<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32caf19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32caf19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401de3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"401de3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>Next, calculate the customer takt for the chosen product or family from average demand and available production time. <\/p><p><strong> Example assumptions:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Annual demand: 12 000 units<\/li><li>Production capacity: 48 weeks (5 days\/week, two 8-hour shifts \u2192 28 800 s per shift)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Calculation:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Output per shift = daily demand (= 12 000 \/ 50 \/ 5 = 48 units) \/ 2 shifts = 24 units\/shift<\/li><li>Customer takt = 28 800 s \/ 24 units = 1 200 s per unit (20 min)<\/li><\/ul><p>The process therefore must produce one unit every 1 200 seconds to meet average demand; slower output fails to satisfy the customer. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d91c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"31d91c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f93d4c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f93d4c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Visualising the process diagram: sample value-stream map<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9fac80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b9fac80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6317ade2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6317ade2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/selfbits.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Wertstromanalyse-Beispielhaftes-Wertstromdiagramm-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11732\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfbits.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Wertstromanalyse-Beispielhaftes-Wertstromdiagramm-scaled.webp 2048w, https:\/\/selfbits.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Wertstromanalyse-Beispielhaftes-Wertstromdiagramm-1536x679.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0dfa71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e0dfa71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first step is to visualize the entire value stream. Observation takes place from the goods issue or from the customer back to the raw material. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210b316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"210b316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7414bfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7414bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.1 Capturing material and information flow<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a963fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a963fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e8b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e8b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><ul><li>Distinguish push from pull flows.<\/li><li>Include incoming-goods checks and quality inspections.<\/li><li>Document information flows\u2014how orders arrive, are released to production and transmitted (type, frequency, approvals).<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcba92d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fcba92d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf46dc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf46dc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.2 Defining process-data boxes and times<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38f23f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38f23f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a77f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a77f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>Record all process-relevant data (cycle time, change-over time, scrap rate, yield, machine availability, etc.); Define lead times and the shares of value-adding vs. non-value-adding time; Derive indicators for assessing process efficiency.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7409c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c7409c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8d55cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8d55cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.3 Validating the current state<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb20aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cb20aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a77f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a77f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1883eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1883eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>All participants review the map to confirm every interface as well as material and information flows.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34df18e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34df18e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dca5aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dca5aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Identifying potentials and defining the future state<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6c99c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de6c99c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a77f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a77f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1883eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1883eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>Once the map has been completed and validated, it serves to reveal waste wherever it occurs\u2014often made obvious by the visualisation itself. 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