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# Evaluation
An evaluation of the value stream 4 ,.Vs\ito
mapping tool
Ibon Serrano Lasa
Industrial Managesnt Departnen, Mondragon Univers, 39
‘Monegan, Sin a
Carlos Ochoa Laburu
siess Organication Department, Pbtecnc University Calle,
‘ines ofthe Basque County, Sam Sean, Spin, and
Rodolfo de Castro Vila
asiness Orgezton, Mengenent ad Product Design Departmen,
Univer of Gira, Girone, Spain
Abstract
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Paper type Case ty
Introduction pte
At the, present time, manufacturing firms need to redefine and redesign their “=i
prodvcton systems fo tackle the competiivness demanded by the challenges of van ae
“The teocarch tam woul ket hank to Mae S. Coop for its support and exlaboration. ‘nn muesmsenmeBPMy ‘arent matkes (European Commission, 2000) As a result itis necessary to ave
141 Practical tol hat wil support the redesigning proces fr manufacturing systems
” (arene 2009,
In this station, the an production movement (Womack and Janes, 1996)
developed and presented the value stream mapping (VSM) tol (Rothe: and Shook,
1998 Pavmasla ef, 208) as. fncional method snes eergneing podtion|
40 systems with¢ lean vision
“To date, many cases have been brought o ight, nly highlighting the success of|
the tots applation However, nothing as bee reveled empirically abot the ctl
Dractcaldificaies the practitioners have had to face, either the keys to aban
heaximum effetivenss fem the took
“Therefore, te main obetive ofthe research hasbeen to evalate how the VSM is
put ino practi Itisunderstood that tis is aearlation betwen theory and practice
‘That is why ths esearch rest answer these quetians i ely effective VSM in
Dratice? How much tine and resourers ae necessary for its corer application?
‘Whi are the key aspets fo the eas to obtain at mach perforant In ase
ossibe? Whataspects should he VSM theory improve inorder to make ita reference
took
So it was by a rigrous case sty developed in an indus company which
nanufactures plastic parts that this research evahated! how useful the ¥SM is and
‘ome up with Some ices of advice for fare practitioners
“The pape structured as allows
ribed the entext of the VSM application, the methadslogy of the rescarch is
explained hiss the research to evaluate the way how VSM is put into practice. AS
thes methodology is presented the VSM application proces is expand and finally,
he els and conclusions of the research are mention according to the objectives
previously preted
Brief description ofthe company
“Maier manufacures plastic eomponents and subunits fr the automotive, domestic
appliance and ensue electronics industries in proton plants cated ha mer
‘of diferent countries Is the European leader in the development and manulartring
‘front grilles ented nthe bodywork ealour, chem plated trims wel covers and
fu filer flaps nd supplies the op nine ear matter inthe ysl
“The lean predueton phitsophy is an important place in Mae's strategy for the
{anute, Their evel of commitment sn relation to this paige refed the SMP
(Sstema Maier de Producion — Maier Pradictivn. System) team, made up of
specialists in kan manufacturing whose function i i to provide backing for the