Questions
To enhance your learning experience, please take a few moments to answer these 10 questions:
- What is the primary or fundamental purpose of VSM?
- How did Toyota refer to its value stream mapping activities, and what's the significance of this?
- What is the difference between upstream and downstream in a Lean production context?
- True or false: Value streams always include both value-creating and non-value-creating activities.
- How did James Martin define value streams?
- What are the two types of value streams?
- What are the eight steps of VSM?
- What are the five elements critical to establishing a solid foundation when committing to a VSM initiative?
- Which well-known principle or law helps guide your VSM decision-making process?
- What is a good naming convention standard and approach for identifying value streams?
