<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The popularity of visual management in the lean concept is caused by the possibility to apply it in solving different kind of issues related to reduce waste or process planning. The adaptations of VSM is focused on stream flow, identifying waiting and productive times in accordance to material and information flow. In this paper five basic areas of value stream flow management have been presented and characterized. Discussion under the 5 areas on the VSM process included identifying the dominant stream in the area and the range of factors affecting the flow of the stream. Based on an observation of processes in the manufacturing industry and a literature review, the graphic model of mutual cooperation between value stream areas (1-5) has been presented.</p></abstract>

The popularity of visual management in the lean concept is caused by the possibility to apply it in solving different kind of issues related to reduce waste or process planning. The adaptations of VSM is focused on stream flow, identifying waiting and productive times in accordance to material and information flow. In this paper five basic areas of value stream flow management have been presented and characterized. Discussion under the 5 areas on the VSM process included identifying the dominant stream in the area and the range of factors affecting the flow of the stream. Based on an observation of processes in the manufacturing industry and a literature review, the graphic model of mutual cooperation between value stream areas (1-5) has been presented.

Context of production engineering in management model of Value Stream Flow according to manufacturing industry

Faculty of Management, Department of Production Engineering and Safety

Production Engineering Archives

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The popularity of visual management in the lean concept is caused by the possibility to apply it in solving different kind of issues related to reduce waste or...

Context of production engineering in management model of Value Stream Flow according to manufacturing industry

Published Online: Mar 07, 2019

Page range: 32 - 35

Received: Nov 03, 2018

Accepted: Dec 10, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2018.21.07

Keywords
production engineering, process management, big picture, process design, Value Stream Mapping

© 2018 Dorota Klimecka-Tatar, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Context of production engineering in management model of Value Stream Flow according to manufacturing industry

Published Online: Mar 07, 2019

Page range: 32 - 35

Received: Nov 03, 2018

Accepted: Dec 10, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2018.21.07

Keywordsproduction engineering, process management, big picture, process design, Value Stream Mapping

© 2018 Dorota Klimecka-Tatar, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
production engineering, process management, big picture, process design, Value Stream Mapping