Value Stream Mapping: Foam Collection and Processing

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1206955· OSTI ID:1206955

Sorensen, Christian M. ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

The effort to collect and process foam for the purpose of recycling performed by the Material Sustainability and Pollution Prevention (MSP2) team at Sandia National Laboratories is an incredible one, but in order to make it run more efficiently it needed some tweaking. This project started in June of 2015. We used the Value Stream Mapping process to allow us to look at the current state of the foam collection and processing operation. We then thought of all the possible ways the process could be improved. Soon after that we discussed which of the "dreams" were feasible. And finally, we assigned action items to members of the team so as to ensure that the improvements actually occur. These improvements will then, due to varying factors, continue to occur over the next couple years.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1206955
• Report Number(s): SAND--2015--6151; 598579
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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