Value stream mapping: a tool to design the future state map aligned with lean manufacturing principles

• Main Authors: Esfandyari , Alireza, Osman, Mohd Rasid, Ismail, Napsiah, Megat Ahmad, Megat Mohamad Hamdan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Federation of Engineering Institutions of Islamic Countries 2006
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39620/1/39620.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39620/

For the last few years almost every manufacturing industry has been trying to get "lean". A headlong rush to offer value to the customers by becoming lean and responsive has created urgency for researchers and practitioners to apply new tools and techniques to address various wastes. The...