The Center for Performance Improvement (CPI) at the INEEL was able to use the
value stream mapping techniques commonly used in the manufacturing industry to
analyze the current-state of the instructional production system. The value stream
mapping method allowed the categorization of wastes within the system. These wastes
were identified and those that were able to be removed were eliminated from the futurestate
map of the STRIB process. This map suggests that a reduction in wait time from a
maximum of 78 days to a maximum of 36 days and processing time can be reduced from
approximately 18 hours to 10 hours can be achieved through some simple changes in