Value Stream Mapping: Are You Doing it Correctly?

GBMP : Jun 27, 2019 12:00:00 AM

GBMP wants to make sure they are so be sure to join us on July 9-10 at Abiomed in Danvers, MA for an excellent 2-day workshop during which students will learn the RIGHT way to use VSM to document material and information flow and get practiced through hands-on activities so they leave the workshop with the knowledge AND CONFIDENCE to use Value Stream Mapping to eliminate waste in your process. Read more/register here.

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