VSM: Mapping the Value Stream to Eliminate Waste

VSM: Mapping the Value Stream to Eliminate Waste

Improving performance is not just about working faster or fixing local issues. In increasingly cross-functional organizations, the main challenge is visibility: understanding how value is truly created, from the customer need to the delivered service. Value Stream...
SMED: Reducing Changeover Times to Gain Agility

SMED: Reducing Changeover Times to Gain Agility

Boosting reactivity, reducing downtime, streamlining operations — that’s the essence of SMED.More than a workshop technique, it is a way of rethinking work so that changeovers become fast, reliable, and predictable. And in a context where customers want more variety,...