• Have you ever wondered what is “Value Stream Mapping” and what it is used for?
• Have you been exposed to VSM, but are still wondering whether the benefits are worth the effort?
• Are you having difficulty getting approvals for your process improvement projects?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, then this meeting is for you. We are fortunate to have Andy Pattantyus, an experienced Lean practitioner/consultant to bring us a practical presentation on Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and Process Mapping.

Everybody working at a company thinks they know their processes. In fact, nobody truly understands any process, at least not 100%, and as a result, it is difficult to justify improvement projects. Mapping a process is the simplest and quickest method for identifying waste. The proper use of VSM enables the identification and prioritization of improvement projects known as “Point Kaizen”. VSM is not just for the factory floor. Normally, materials cannot move until the information flows. Office and administrative processes are often more wasteful than the manufacturing processes, and can really benefit from Process Mapping and redesign. High level VSM helps management determine what to work on by revealing the untapped potential of the organization. Detailed VSM helps implementation teams design the actual workflow and human interfaces.

This presentation describes the methods of process mapping material flow on the plant floor, as well as information flow in the back office. The attendee will be taken through the entire process, including:

1. What actual Value Stream Maps look like
2. How to do Value Stream Mapping, interactively and quickly
3. How to make Process Mapping fun!
4. Appropriate level of detail for a Process Map
5. Different methods of process mapping, and when to use them
6. When to use computer tools

If approached properly, Process Mapping is easy!

Getting into the VSM habit, systematically applying process mapping tools year after year, is difficult!

This presentation is geared towards management, operations professionals and industrial engineers who are striving to use VSM as a management tool to:

• eliminate the waste from existing processes.
• design new processes
• Improve the bottom line

Speaker: Andy Pattantyus, founder, owner and President of Strategic Modularity, Inc., (SMI) is passionate about helping clients set goals, prepare plans and eliminate waste, thus allowing companies reach their greatest potential. After managing development projects as a Senior Engineering Manager at Eveready Battery Co. Inc. and as a Director at Quallion LLC., Andy felt the need to branch out. His 30 years of experience in designing/integrating modular production systems and flexible processes, developing new products, processes and machinery, provided him with a wide base of knowledge on how to eliminate process inefficiencies. Andy solves business problems by combining technical innovation with strategy, system design, facility design, human resource management, project management and accounting. A streamlined and efficient business perspective, with a strong mix of technical skills, enables Andy and his team to improve a company’s health. In Andy’s roles, achieving results always required significant planning before execution. Andy holds 6 patents, a B.S. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech as well as an MBA from Case Western Reserve University.