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Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Abstract

A value stream is all the actions required to bring a product through the main flows essential to every product. It begins at the "door-to-door" production flow level and allows you to see the entire picture. It identifies waste and the sources of waste. Provides a common language and questions current decisions that happen by default. It eliminates bias improvement picking. It links material and information flow and gives a qualitative description of how your facility should operate.

Year of Submission

2005

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Department of Industrial Technology

First Advisor

Ali E. Kashef

Second Advisor

Douglas R. Hotek

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Date Original

9-12-2005

Object Description

1 PDF file (30 leaves)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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