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A Method to Understand and Improve Your Engineering Processes Using Value Stream Mapping

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This paper describes two ways of mapping engineering processes in product development—Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and a simplified variant of VSM—which are compared with Process Mapping (PM). PM is closely related to VSM but applied differently although the goal—to identify possible process improvements—is often the same. The results of the study indicate that simplified ways of doing VSM are the most feasible. They are easier to get started with, they have a higher potential for improvement of the process and one gets an instant overview of the mapped process. Further, it is more likely that the improvement will be implemented when the users are committed through their involvement in the mapping process.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are very grateful for the help from Ascom Wireless Solutions to conduct this study, and the support from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research to publish the results.

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  1. Product Realization, Swerea IVF AB, 104, SE-431 22, Mölndal, Sweden

    Mikael Ström

  2. Department of Product and Production, Development Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Göran Gustafsson & Gustav Göransson

  3. Volvo Car Corporation, SE-405 31, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Ingrid Fritzell

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Correspondence to Mikael Ström .

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  1. , Centre for Product Design and Manufactur, Indian Institute of Science, Gulmohar Marg, Bangalore, 560012, Karnataka, India

    Amaresh Chakrabarti

  2. , Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Sardar Patel Road, Chennai, 600036, Tamil Nadu, India

    Raghu V. Prakash

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Ström, M., Gustafsson, G., Fritzell, I., Göransson, G. (2013). A Method to Understand and Improve Your Engineering Processes Using Value Stream Mapping. In: Chakrabarti, A., Prakash, R. (eds) ICoRD'13. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1050-4_65

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