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What Does This Guy Do?

The valuable role of the value stream manager

Brian Maskell
Mon, 08/03/2015 - 13:27
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For many people the role of a value stream manager isn’t clearly understood. Others incorrectly use the term “value stream manager” as a substitute for production manager or supervisor in the factory. However, a value stream manager has full responsibility for the revenues, costs, and profitability of a major part of the company’s business.

This is the fifth post in a series that shows how to develop a truly lean management system. Here we’re primarily addressing order-fulfillment value streams. These are value streams that get orders from customers and fulfill those orders by shipping the products, thereby achieving profitably and continuous improvement.

Here’s the big-picture diagram:

As this graphic shows, there are other kinds of value streams. For example, most companies have value streams to develop new products and services. There are also departments that support the value streams. These include human resources, IT, and financial accounting. (Click here for a two-minute video on lean management system information.)

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Submitted by martyna.brozynska on Tue, 08/04/2015 - 00:30

Is there anything he doesn't do? ;)

Dear Brian,

Thank you for interesting article, I have never encountered attitude you decribed. For me Value Stream Manager was always a guy who leads value stream mapping analysis.  I have some doubts though, so I let myself to ask you some questions which will help me to understand better. Is VS manager the same guy who in other companies would be called Lean Manager, Continous Improvement Leader etc.? If not, what is the difference? Also, does he have any other role in the company (e.g. Quality Manager who is VS manager at the same time) or this is full-time job reporting to management board?  

Many thanks for your answers in advance!

 

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Submitted by e-quality on Sat, 07/16/2022 - 23:10

Broken link

Some links (in the body of the article and at the bottom) are broken. It is pity that the files were not published.

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