How to Use Value Stream Maps in Healthcare
Value stream mapping (VSM) can help the healthcare industry map, visualize and understand material and information flow and improve their processes.
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Five Guidelines You Need to Follow to Create an Effective Value Stream Map
Value stream mapping is a cornerstone of the Lean process improvement methodology, and also is a recognized tool used in Six Sigma. A value stream map illustrates the flow of materials and information as a product or service moves through a process. Creating a “current state” value stream map can help you identify waste and also makes it easier to envision an improved state for process in the future.
Five Reasons Why a Value Stream Map Is Like a Pirate’s Treasure Map (and One Reason Why It Is Not!)
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