Further development of Value Stream Mapping to design work systems

This paper describes recent further developments of the Value Stream Mapping methodology. Those developments are enhancing and immersing Value Stream Mapping independent from the field of application. The Value Stream oriented Process Management and the joint application of Value Stream Mapping and Methods-Time Measurement (MTM) depict, how these further developments contribute to rationalisation and to continuous improvement of values streams respectively to processes and work systems. In Value Stream oriented Process Management a systematic routine to improve processes and Value Stream Mapping are integrated into the organisational framework of Process Management in order to enable a methodically fostered improvement of value streams in different levels of detail. The systematic immersion of Value Stream Mapping with MTM increases the productivity of a values stream by a coordinated design and improvement of work methods and of production-logistics aspects in work systems.