What is Information Flow?

The movement of information from customers to the point where it is needed to trigger each operation. See : Value Stream Mapping and Product Family Matrix.

Meaning and application in management

The movement of information from customers to the point where it is needed to trigger each operation. See : Value Stream Mapping and Product Family Matrix.

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