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VALUE-STREAM-MAPPING5 MIN READ

Sort flow, control, and improvement signals

Distinguish material/work flow, information flow, inventory/WIP, and kaizen opportunities on a map.

Sort each sticky note into the layer it belongs to on a value-stream map. Work flow process Information flow signal Inventory or WIP Kaizen opportunity Analyst reviews application for eligibility Status changes to "Ready for Legal" in the workflow tool 27 applications waiting for missing documents Add intake validation for required tax ID before submission Daily 3 p.m. CSV export tells Finance what to start Engineer deploys approved configuration change Twelve feature tickets queued before security review Pilot two daily review slots instead of one Friday batch

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