Value Stream Mapping

A value stream is all activities your company must do to design, order, produce and deliver its products and services. 

A value stream has 3 main parts namely:

  • the flow of materials from suppliers to customers, the transformation of raw materials into finished goods,
  • the flow of information that supports and directs part 1 and 2.
A value stream map uses simple graphics or icons to show the sequence and movement of information, materials and actions.

Developing a visual map of the value stream allows everyone to understand how value is created and where waste exists.

Our new Post-it value stream mapping symbols makes value stream mapping efforts more efficent and effective. Simply peel, cut, and post. Post-it symbols add adjustability to value stream mapping projects and kaizens:

Post-it symbols work well for posting value stream maps on the shop floor. As changes to the process are made through kaizens and projects the map can be easily be updated by moving, modifying, or replacing symbols and data boxes: