Value Stream Maps (VSM) are a powerful tool used in lean manufacturing and other business processes to visualize and analyze the flow of materials and information required to bring a product or ...

Process Flow Diagrams focus on visualizing workflows by mapping the sequence of steps, decision points, and handoffs in a ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. Many discussions around ...

"Process mapping on steroids." That's how John Dyer used to describe value stream mapping back when VSM was just beginning to assert itself as a new continuous improvement tool and process mapping was ...