Defining the capabilities of the plant typically begins with Value Stream Mapping. Using visual, interactive process and facility design modeling tools, Pelion’s VSM workbench adapts to your unique operating environment to streamline manufacturing cycle times, reduce non-value added work, and increase customer responsiveness. Because it is truly dynamic, the VSM makes real-time modifications to the process flow as changes in the environment occur.

Pelion’s goal with EasyVSM is to provide lean thinking teams with a VSM workbench that is:

• Easy to Install
• Easy to Learn
• Easy to Use
• Easy to Grow With – by driving data and improvements forward into Lean Manufacturing Operating Systems as you Define, Run, and Improve your lean operations.
• Which is much more powerful than whiteboards. Turning all of the great lean thinking and data we touch into a leveragability asset – really an annuity for future profits – is powerful.

"We need to remove functional silos and work more as a team."
“We all have our own opinion of what the process is – if we could only all agree on one process – we would have made great progress.”
“It’s a shame to lose all that know-how by not having it re-usable in a system.”
“How do we get management to support our program – with both resources and attention?”
“Where do we start our efforts – to get the biggest bang for the buck – and where do go next?”
“How can we put some clear stakes in the ground on what our current performance is – we always seem to be moving the playing field.”
“How do we benchmark how much better we really should be?”
“Our value streams are too complex for sticky notes and whiteboards.”
"We can't visualize process versus functions very well."
"We have a hard time identifying non value-added activities in our supply chain.”

Benefits We Provide

Identification of key breakthrough improvement opportunities
Definition of best practice lean technologies to help address our issues
Creating a holistic view of the value stream
Visual representation of true capabilities and constraints
Visual roadmap of Kaizen improvements
Increased visibility to value-added versus non value-added activities