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The Complete Lean Enterprise

Extends value stream mapping beyond manufacturing to information and administrative processes.

Key takeaways

  1. Office work has measurable flow
  2. Queues often dominate lead time
  3. Cross-functional ownership is essential

How to apply it in your business

  1. Map quote-to-order or engineering-change flow
  2. Limit approvals and queue sizes
  3. Track end-to-end throughput time

About the authors

Keyte and Locher are lean practitioners known for mapping office and administrative work.

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