{"id":2895,"date":"2026-01-18T16:48:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T16:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdrefocus.com\/?page_id=2895"},"modified":"2026-01-20T22:25:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T22:25:53","slug":"vsm-make-time","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdrefocus.com\/index.php\/vsm-make-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Time for VSM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\tMake Time for VSM\t<\/h2>\n\tThis figure was originally produced in April 2023 as a contribution to a blog article for the VSM Consortium.<\/strong>
\nThe Value Stream Management Consortium became Flowtopia<\/strong> in October 2025. If you are not yet a member, we invite you to visit\u00a0flowtopia.io<\/a>\u00a0and join us<\/strong><\/a>.\n

Blog post authored by Steve Pereira.<\/p>\n\t

“Our own Patrice Corbard illustrated this investment strategy in further detail to show the effect over time.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\"Fig\n\t

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  1. Gray zone (unknown) before Making Waste Visible and Making Work Visible,<\/li>\n
  2. The decision to invest (low investment) and trigger the improvement loop,<\/li>\n
  3. Incremental improvements that aim to eliminate waste and free both improvement and innovation time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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