Nowadays, value stream mapping (VSM) is recognised as the main tool for implementing lean manufacturing. Unfortunately, it always leads to pure pull systems and discourages the adoption of hybrid push/pull ones, although their superiority has been proven in several industrial settings. Due to these issues, this paper presents an enhancement of the standard VSM, which supports the user in designing the future state map of a synchro-MRP system. This new tool includes new mapping icons, simple mathematical formulas and operating guidelines that make it possible to assess the benefits of a synchro-MRP system, with respect to the usual kanban or CONWIP ones. In order to demonstrate the quality and the practical utility of the proposed approach, an industrial application of relevance is finally presented

Extending Value Stream Mapping: the synchro-MRP case / Bertolini, Massimo; Braglia, M.; Romagnoli, Giovanni; Zammori, Francesco. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH. - ISSN 0020-7543. - 51:18(2013), pp. 5499-5519. [10.1080/00207543.2013.784415]

Extending Value Stream Mapping: the synchro-MRP case

BERTOLINI, Massimo;ROMAGNOLI, Giovanni;ZAMMORI, Francesco
2013-01-01

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Nowadays, value stream mapping (VSM) is recognised as the main tool for implementing lean manufacturing. Unfortunately, it always leads to pure pull systems and discourages the adoption of hybrid push/pull ones, although their superiority has been proven in several industrial settings. Due to these issues, this paper presents an enhancement of the standard VSM, which supports the user in designing the future state map of a synchro-MRP system. This new tool includes new mapping icons, simple mathematical formulas and operating guidelines that make it possible to assess the benefits of a synchro-MRP system, with respect to the usual kanban or CONWIP ones. In order to demonstrate the quality and the practical utility of the proposed approach, an industrial application of relevance is finally presented
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Extending Value Stream Mapping: the synchro-MRP case / Bertolini, Massimo; Braglia, M.; Romagnoli, Giovanni; Zammori, Francesco. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH. - ISSN 0020-7543. - 51:18(2013), pp. 5499-5519. [10.1080/00207543.2013.784415]
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