Lean Six Sigma & Operational Excellence
Value Stream Mapping
Value Stream Mapping is the Lean tool for seeing the whole flow and its waste. Participants learn VSM symbols, map current-state value streams for manufacturing and office processes, calculate lead time, process time and PCE, and design a future-state map with an implementation plan.
At a glance
Catalog codeA25
Duration
- 2 days
LevelPractitioner
Program typeWorkshop
LanguageEnglish / Arabic
DeliveryIn-house · Public · Online
Who it's for
- Production/manufacturing & operations planning
- Customer service
- Procurement
- Administration
Learning objectives
- Understand VSM as a Lean tool to see waste
- Map current-state value streams in manufacturing and office
- Calculate lead time, process time and PCE
- Design a future-state map and improvement plan
Detailed content
- Value from the customer's view
- Product families and selecting the value stream
- Manufacturing vs office and service value streams
- The 8 wastes in flow
- Standard VSM icons for material and information flow
- Data boxes: cycle time, changeover, uptime, batch, people
- Takt time, lead time and process cycle efficiency
- Walking the process from shipping back to receiving
- Recording inventory, queues and information flow
- Drawing the timeline and calculating PCE
- Identifying bottlenecks and improvement bursts
- Lean design questions: takt, continuous flow, supermarkets, pacemaker
- Leveling volume and mix (heijunka)
- Kaizen bursts and target metrics
- Breaking the future state into loops
- 90-day plan, owners and reviews
- Value-stream manager and sustaining reviews
- Case study: office and production value streams
Day-by-day agenda
A typical schedule. In-company versions are tailored to your processes, data and timing.
- Value-stream thinking
- VSM symbols and data
- Current-state map
- Future-state map
- Implementation plan
- Case study, action plans and course assessment
Practice, tools and assessment
Hands-on practice
- Walk the process and draw a current-state value stream map with real times
- Calculate lead time, process cycle efficiency and takt time
- Design the future-state map and a 90-day implementation plan
- Case studies from Egyptian and Gulf organizations
Tools and templates you keep
- VSM icon set and data-box template
- Takt/lead-time calculator (Excel)
- Course workbook and slide handouts
- Templates and checklists used in the exercises
How learning is assessed
- Pre- and post-course knowledge check
- Assessment of practical exercises by the trainer
- Action plan reviewed at the end of the course
Built on these standards and bodies of knowledge
- Rother & Shook, Learning to See (Lean Enterprise Institute)
How it is delivered
- Public courses in Cairo, in-company programs and live online training
- Practical exercises, case studies and examples from your sector
- Can also run as Train & Stay in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada or Cairo
Part of these career paths
- Operational Excellence & Lean Six Sigma · Practitioner
What participants say
“When I started the course I was a quality specialist; after it I was promoted to quality team leader. Six Sigma changed a lot for me. Very comprehensive – I'd suggest it 100%.”
“The course teaches you to take hold of a problem logically and solve it scientifically. The explanation was simple, and this way of thinking matters for life as a whole.”
“What I gained most: I never imagined how much money projects can lose. We ran a small cost project on our site and found mistakes we can now avoid.”
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How long is Value Stream Mapping?
The program runs 2 days. In-company versions can be adapted to your needs.
Is the course taught in Arabic or English?
Sessions are usually delivered in Arabic with English technical terms and materials. Full English delivery is available for in-company groups.
Can you run it inside our company?
Yes. In-company programs use exercises built on your own processes. Tell us the group size and preferred timing and we will send a proposal.
Will I receive a certificate?
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
More programs in this field
- Applied Statistics for Six Sigma3 days
- Foundations of Operational Excellence3 days
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt20–25 days
- Lean Six Sigma Champion (Sector Managers & Directors)2 days
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt9–10 days
- Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt10 days
- Lean Six Sigma Orange Belt5 days
- Lean Six Sigma White Belt (Awareness)1 day
- Lean Six Sigma with Value Stream Mapping (5-day practitioner / 12-day Green Belt track)5 days
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