The Value Stream Mapping (VSM) method was applied to a case study in the iron and steel
industry in Southern Africa as a supporting management tool to identify, demonstrate, and …

Abstract Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a standard Lean tool for identifying and reducing
waste. It is used to create value and improve the performance of any industry. The value of …

Sustainable manufacturing, which involves the use of sustainable processes and systems to
produce more sustainable products, is becoming increasingly important. One natural starting …

Innovative, resource-efficient solutions and effective waste management systems capture
value in business and contribute to sustainability. However, due to scattered waste …

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) has become a popular method for lean thinking and
implementation in recent years. Previous reviews related to VSM are limited to individual …

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a popular and easy tool for visualizing production
processes in enterprise. It allows one to eliminate or reduce waste, ie, activities that do not …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare the well-known value stream mapping
(VSM) with a recent tool named waste identification diagram (WID), regarding the capacity of …

There is a need to include environmental waste alongside other lean wastes. Current
concepts of environmental waste focus on the total production of waste from a plant …

Notwithstanding the research on refining lean tools for the sake of sustainable development
is slowly progressing, sustainability-oriented application of value stream mapping has …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss recent trends in the circular economy and
investigate how value stream mapping (VSM) can be extended to more fully include some of …