VSM as a Tool for Mini-Audit of Information System

Abstract:

The main focus when improving business processes is on the analysis of material flow. Thorough analysis of the information flow and associated information systems is still undervalued. Working with inaccurate and/or obsolete data leads to incorrect outputs that negatively affect the entire control process. Analysis of the state of material has to go hand in hand with the information analysis. A mini audit of the information flow and information system can be carried out, which follows the classic principles of VSM (Value stream mapping), in order to make an initial analysis of the information flow and information system. Information about the current state of the process together with a measure how well it is represented by the model in the information system can be obtained thanks to this mini-audit. This article focuses on this mini-audit and briefly describes the auditing process. The details of how to create VSM maps is discussed with the main focus on an information flow where the key elements are the inputs and the outputs of the job orders for planning and production management. Attention is also focused on the form of delays in discrete-event recording in the production process which appear in the information system.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 474)
• Pages: 73-78
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.474.73
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Jan Vavruška, František Manlig, František Koblasa
• Keywords: Audit, Information System, Value Stream Mapping (VSM)

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