What Is Lean Process?

 

What Is Lean Process?

A process is lean when it:

• Is driven by customer needs and mainly focuses on activities that the customer is willing to pay for 

• Runs smoothly without delays or interruptions 

 • Produces only what is needed and when it is needed 

• Has standardized and automated tasks and eliminates unnecessary activities,

Benefits of Value Stream Mapping

1) Important tool for lean management implementation to make processes and problems visible.

2) Builds the basis for the improvement plan and having languages common.

3) Highlights the Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs and Customers.

4) Arranges the organization’s processes by creating a sense of ownership and teamwork.

5) Necessitates planning for the current state, future state, and implementation.

6) Covers the entire value chain starting from raw material’s receipts to finished goods delivery.

7) Helps you understand and visualize linkage between the material and the information flow.

8) Focuses on maximizing the overall flow.