Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a Lean technique used to provide a snapshot of the current state of processes within an organisation.

Time spent on activities that add no value to these transactions will eat into the profit a company earns, introducing Tim Woods!

Lean has a long history in manufacturing, but over the last couple of decades, we’ve seen it increasingly applied to the service industry.

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Lean and Six Sigma may stem from manufacturing, but the principles apply equally to other industries too. All organisations have problems...