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Category: SPC 101

SIPOC for service processes

We are probably most accustomed to the input-process-output (IPO) model in its application at the level of the operation, looking at resources in terms of the totality of raw materials and infrastructure required to produce a discrete product or service …

Posted on March 31, 2015Categories '101' series, CI / kaizen 101, Lean 101, SPC 101Leave a comment

VSM in service processes

Many thanks to Shweta J Awhad, whose excellent ‘before’ and ‘after’ VSMs form the case study for this post.  Check out her superb blog on IT and project management.

There is no getting away from the fact that, in manufacturing …

Posted on March 31, 2015Categories '101' series, Lean 101, SPC 101Leave a comment
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