Reconsideration of value stream mapping and cross-functional integration in the digitalization of operations

Abstract

[...]the "material and information flow" can be accurately grasped that too in real time at the production site, product development site, and supply chain of a manufacturing company. According to this, when we analyze the Toyota Production System, the first aspect of it is the "Toyota-style method of production," which means putting "flow" into the manufacturing process and shop floor. According to Wada (2009), in Japanese manufacturing industry before World War II, the perspective of emphasizing "flow" was already common, given the restrictions on resources, technology, and markets compared with the United States. [...]based on the research about Toyota Motors as a benchmark for excellence in flow creation after the war, Fujimoto (1999, 2012) clarified three type of capabilities: (1) routines (static capability) that can create the design information flow across development, production, sales, and procurement, (2)