Towards Digital Solutions For Value Stream Analysis and Design: Systematic Literature Review And Market Analysis

Recognized as a core element of lean management practice, value stream analysis and design is widely adopted by improvement teams in industrial settings to optimize value creation and eliminate waste. The advancement of value stream analysis and design, incorporating elements such as material flow cost accounting, information logistics, and external influential factors, requires change how improvement teams should think and operate. Emerging complexity of method application and the rise in data volumes underscores the need for novel workflows and the necessity for digital solutions that empower improvement teams in their duties. While existing research focuses on conceptual design of digital solutions, recently no systematic analysis of concepts and solutions from research and practice regarding core aspects of value stream analysis and design has been conducted. To address this research gap, this paper adapts a three-phase research design within a y-model structured process. A systematic literature review and a market analysis are conducted to identify digital solutions for value stream analysis and design. Solutions are showcased and evaluated via concept matrices. Contributing findings of this paper are an assessment of selected concepts form research and solutions from practice as well as the deduction of research-focused requirements, practice-focused requirements, and currently neglected requirements.