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Learning to See: Value Stream Mapping to Add Value and Eliminate MUDA
by Mike Rother, John Shook
from Lean Enterprise Institute

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Learning to draw valuestream diagrams!
  Book info : 3rd edition published in 2003.
  Pre required knowledge: SMED, Continuous Flow Manufacturing
  Purchased price : USD 17,50
  This book is a workbook, it does not handle a lot of theoretical stuff on LEAN. Also it relies on SMED and Continuous flow manufacturing and KANBAN, so if you're not familiar with that, you will need to do some reading on those topics as well.
  Basically this book gives you a technique how do draw you current value stream with all the necessary details.... more info

• So you want to learn how to map the value stream?
  This is definitely THE starter book to learn vsm. Yes more examples would help, and yes so much information is covered by such little prose. The more I learn and practice lean, The more I am convinced of the importance in using value stream mapping to insure that the lean implementation process benefits the value stream (the so called critical path of the production process).
  This key concept is where Six Sigma fails, and that is how do you select a Six Sigma Project that is going to impact the value... more info

• Customer Review
  This book is written just like a book on lean manufacturing should be: short, to the point, and no crap. It's very informative, easy to read, a no academic wishy-washy stuff. A great buy!

• Just Do It...
  I have completely worn out my copy of this book. It is the simplest, clearest, most practical book on lean that you will ever find. The first time I used the Value Stream Mapping techniques outlined in this book, I identified an improvement that has dramatically reduced our inventory, reduced lead times and saved over $500K annually.

  Section III, entitled, "What Makes A value Stream Lean" is especially helpful. By doing the mapping and working toward the seven guidelines outlined in this section, we have... more info

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