@inproceedings{Arefazar2022_1969,
  author = {Arefazar, Yasaman and Rybkowski, Zofia K.},
  title = {Developing & Testing a Value Stream Map Simulation: Helping the Construction Industry Learn to See},
  booktitle = {Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)},
  year = {2022},
  pages = {342--353},
  address = {Edmonton, Canada},
  issn = {2309-0979},
  doi = {10.24928/2022/0135},
  url = {https://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1969},
  abstract = {Resources to interactively teach value stream mapping (VSM) to construction practitioners and students of lean are currently limited. While traditional value stream mapping methods make sense for those with a background in manufacturing or industrial engineering, they are arguably neither intuitive to construct nor easy to understand by those in the building industry. There is a need for a value stream mapping method that implements and communicates in ways that are already familiar to those in construction. The objective of this research is to develop and test a VSM simulation as a preliminary study that makes intuitive sense for those in the construction industry and so can serve as a training method for the identification and removal of waste. A virtual simulation was developed and tested using a design research methodology to facilitate scalability and to enable on-line play.},
  keywords = {Lean construction, value stream mapping, continuous improvement / kaizen, waste,  workflow, lean simulation},
}