Lean thinking - the philosophy of maximizing customer value while minimizing waste - has long been hailed as a panacea for low productivity and poor performance. Introduced decades ago through the ...

The value stream represents so many processes and activities that refining them individually is nearly impossible. The only way to do it is to harness and distribute process information to the right ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. Many discussions around ...

Value stream management has been around for a long time. It got its roots in manufacturing, where it was used to accomplish an impossible task; it simultaneously improved quality, reduced costs and ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Can your work be completed in an efficient and effective manner or are heroic measures required? Do you experience delays inhibiting your ability to meet production ...