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Value stream mapping symbols

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Value stream mapping symbols

- [Instructor] Please note that some symbols we will cover are from lean for a factory setting versus lean IT. I present them here for the sake of completeness and because they can be adapted. For example, you can adapt symbols for shipping products for use in shipping code and deploying infrastructure as code. The customer symbol shows external and internal customers. The outside sources or supplier symbol shows external sources and suppliers. A process box shows an area of flow, and you must label it. A data box indicates use of an information technology system. The cross-dock symbol shows materials not stored, but being moved from inbound trucks to shipping lanes for outbound trucks. The warehouse symbol shows materials placed in storage locations, binned for pickup for later outbound shipment. Plane, train, truck, and boat shipments, be sure to mark these with their frequency. The inventory symbol shows inventory. Be sure to cite count and time. The inbox or paper queue symbol…

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