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Value Stream Mapping Workshop
Tom Doherty, Business Consultant
tfdoherty@snet.net
This is how to do Value Stream Mapping - a short workshop to identify value added
and non value added tasks, times and resources. Value Stream Mapping is the process
for planning and linking lean initiatives thorough systematic data capture and analysis.
Attendees will participate in creating a value stream map and realize the importance
of this tool for improving the productivity and reducing waste.
Presenter:
Thomas Dohertyis an educator and a consultant dedicated to improving manufacturing
productivity, Total Quality Management, Just-In-Time, Material Control and process
improvement for companies that want to be significant competitors. He currently
conducts Lean workshops for Boston University's Corporate Training Program and is
a part time faculty member of Northeastern University.
Mr. Doherty's experience includes Kaizen task forces, group technology, and process
improvement with highly repetitive, job shop environments and process companies.
The material control experience includes process improvement at a major film manufacturer,
office furniture manufacturers, personal care products company, a major firearms
producer, and an aerospace component manufacturer. His experience is in developing
customized in-house, executive seminars, JIT, Team Based Problem Solving, Kaizen
and Statistical Process Control education and training programs. These programs
had directed many manufacturing firms through successful systemized and sustained
continuous process improvement. This work includes the introduction of JIT concepts
to plant layouts, cellular manufacturing and significant process improvement including
service organizations such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
He has served as Vice President of Total Quality for a large manufacturer. He has
been a member of senior management at Titeflex Corporation and was responsible for
the ERP project. In addition, he was Planning/Inventory Control Manager and Distribution
Manager for Acme/Chaston. He has also had materials management experience at Reynolds
Aluminum Metals Company. As a Senior Project Engineer, he was responsible for material
handling projects, machinery installation, initiation of new processes and the layout
and relocation of a plant and warehouse to a new installation.
He graduated from Lehigh University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and has
a degree in Education from Springfield College.
Mr. Doherty is a member of APICS with CPIM certification. He has been a frequent
speaker at APICS events and has given talks to AWI, HP Manufacturing Productivity
Users Conference and other National groups. His contribution to industry has been
recognized in the national Industrial Engineering Magazine.
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