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Implementation of a Lean Model for Carrying Out Value Stream Mapping In a Manufacturing Industry

Trupti Nandikolmath, Piyush Kumar Pareek, and Vasantha Kumara S A
Department of Industrial Engineering & Management, DSCE, Bangalore, Karnataka-560078, India.

Abstract— Value Stream mapping technique involves flowcharting the steps, activities, material flows, Communications, and other process elements that are involved with a process or transformation. In this respect, Value stream mapping helps an organization to identify the non-value-adding elements in a targeted process and brings a product or a group of products that use the same resources through the main flows, from raw material to the arms of customers. In this study, a practical study carried out in a manufacturing industry for the manufacture of products is discussed. The main aim is to draw the current state value stream mapping. It discusses the reduction in the set up time and cycle time that can be obtained through the implementation. This paper also discusses the plan of action for improving the Future State Value Stream Mapping (FVSM)

Index Terms— Current state Value Stream Mapping (CVSM), Future state Value Stream Mapping (FVSM), Value added time

Cite: Trupti Nandikolmath, Piyush Kumar Pareek, and Vasantha Kumara S A, " Implementation of a Lean Model for Carrying Out Value Stream Mapping In a Manufacturing Industry," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol.1, No. 2, pp. 88-95, July 2012.