Abstract:

In today's increased competitive environment, competition between enterprises has expanded to supply chains. All actors in a supply chain extending from the raw material supplier to final product reaching the customer must operate in an integrated manner. In other words, it is not enough that only one enterprise in the chain is effective and efficient. Throughout the supply chain, the flow of products and / or services from the first supplier to the end customer must flow smoothly without interrupting the flow of information. For this purpose, activities that do not add value that can be considered as waste should not be included in the processes. There are methods used to make the waste in the process visible. Value stream mapping (VSM), one of the lean manufacturing methods, is one of them. In this study, this method is used instead of a single enterprise by focusing on a supply chain with the enterprise. In this direction, the aim of the study is to determine the waste and resources of waste by using the VSM method in the supply chain of an enterprise operating in the manufacturing sector. In this context, the current state map was drawn and the waste and resources of waste in the flow along the chain were determined. Lean flow, where these waste sources are eliminated or minimized, is shown by drawing a future state map. In the study, the recommendations of the study are given as a result of the limitations of the research.

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