This value stream map illustrates the process of a patient coming into the hospital with a stomach ache.
这张价值流程图描述的是一名胃痛病人进入医院后的就诊流程。
How to create a Value Stream map?
怎样去制作一个价值流图？
Table 2: Components of the value stream.
表2：价值流的组成部分。
Anti-patterns to look for when creating a Value Stream map.
在创建价值流图时查看的反模式。
A simple example illustrates how a Value Stream Map can be created.
有一个简单的例子可以演示怎样制作一个价值流图。
You need to identify and improve the value stream of your business.
您需要识别并且提高您的业务的价值流。
Consider the various elements that make up this basic Value Stream map.
这个基本的价值流图由以下几个不同的元素组成。
Figure 1: the business value stream: linking the value chain and supply chain.
图1：业务价值流：连接价值链和供应链。
Let's consider the very basic sample Value Stream Map used at the beginning of this article.
让我们考虑一下在这篇文章开始部分使用的价值流图的基本范例。
Value Stream Mapping originated at Toyota and is closely associated with Lean Manufacturing.
价值流程图起源于丰田，与精益制造关系紧密。
But first things first: What a Value Stream Map is and how one can be intelligently produced.
但是首先要指出的是，什么是价值流图，以及怎样去制作这样一个价值流图。
Value Stream Maps help us consider, "What is getting in the way of delivering value to them?"
价值流图帮助我们考虑，“在向客户交付价值的过程存在什么障碍？”
There are three primary reasons to create Value Stream Maps: objectivity, clarity, and persuasion.
创建价值流图主要有三个原因：客观性，清晰性以及说服力。
Value Stream Maps exist for two purposes: to help organizations identify and end wasteful activities.
价值流图的存在有两个目的：帮助公司找到并结束无用的活动。
Often, teams will talk about creating Value Stream Maps that consider an internal organizational flow.
通常来说，团队会考虑创建涉及到内部结构性流程的价值流图。
Lean is well equipped to address WASTE and optimise the Value Stream in ways which Six Sigma is not.
精益能很好地解决浪费问题并优化价值流，而六西格玛针对的问题则不同。
Very often, teams will consider the end of this Value Stream to be the time of product or project shipment.
通常来说，团队会认为该价值流的末端就是产品或者项目传递的时间。
Balancing value, efficiency, and control is the key to creating a value stream that outperforms your competition.
在价值、效率和控制之间寻求平衡，是创建一个价值流并且提高竞争力的关键。
The value stream concept is illustrated in Figure 1 as the linkage between your value chain and your supply chain.
价值流的概念如图1 中所示，即为价值链和供应链之间的联系纽带。
Whenever there is a product (or service) for a customer, there is a value stream. The challenge lies in seeing it.
只要存在某个提供顾客的产品或者服务，就一定存在一个价值流。挑战在于如何去看到它。
Beyond this basic example, let's consider some of the elements that could potentially go into creating a Value Stream Map.
超出这个基本的范例，让我们考虑一下创建价值流图所涉及到的一些基本元素。
I proposed a combination of the two to extend visualization and "pull system" to the full value stream to make the whole lean.
我提出将两者结合，来拓展可视化和“拉动式系统”到整个价值流，以使得整个生产精益化。
I think a Kanban system can scale to cover the full value stream, in which case it works as a live visualization of the value stream.
我认为看板系统可以扩展至覆盖整个价值流，在这种情况下，它是价值流的一个活生生的视觉表现。
Value stream mapping, a technique for systematically detecting non-valuable processing steps, lets you identify the valuable services.
值流映射 (Value streammapping)，一种用于系统地检测没有价值的处理步骤的技术，使您能够识别有价值的服务。
Optional: A "what if?" alternative can be created (a second such picture, sometimes referred to as a "future state" Value Stream Map).
可选的：可以创建一个“如果这样做会怎样”的选择（第二个这样的图片，有时也叫做“未来状态”价值流图）。
One of the aims of this paper is to give an idea to extend the application of Kanban beyond the "Agile Kanban," to more of the value stream.
这篇文章的目的之一，就是要设法让看板的应用超越“敏捷看板”，扩大看板在价值流中的应用范围。
The IBM Rational Software Development Platform can be a key component of your strategy for the enablement and automation of your value stream.
IBMRational软件开发平台对于您的价值流的实现和自动化的策略来说，是一项关键的组成要素。
Value Stream Maps help us bring about organizational improvement, progress in our processes and methods, and most importantly, better software.
价值流图帮助我们给公司带来一些改进，过程及方法上进行升级，而更重要的是，生产质量更高的软件。
Value Stream Maps help us bring about organizational improvement, progress in our processes and methods, and most importantly, better software.
价值流图帮助我们给公司带来一些改进，过程及方法上进行升级，而更重要的是，生产质量更高的软件。
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