What is value stream mapping? Value stream mapping is a lean management technique for analyzing the flow of materials, requirements, and data associated with a given process, system, or product.

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While Lean principles have been known and applied in a variety of manufacturing processes, the applications in product development have been slower to come. Several companies have also applied Lean to ...

Lean thinking has become pervasive in manufacturing, but its use in sales remains exploratory. In this paper, we demonstrate the sales application of an essential tool for lean management called value ...