How Toyota Guides The Evolution Of Our Infrastructure (And Makes Me Appreciate Jira)
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Reflecting on my company’s journey to #microservices, #devops, and the Perfect Value StreamIn the Manufacturing industry, the Value Stream Map (VSM) is a popular tool used to measure performance. The VSM was made famous by Toyota, and is essentially a flow chart that describes the necessary steps to produce value.For example, consider this simple VSM for a Chair Factory.An example VSM for a Chair Factory.This example illustrates the 4 steps our factory needs to produce a chair after receiving an Order: Welding, Painting, Assembling, and Inspection.There are a couple of things worth pointing out here.The steps must be done sequentially. In this example, Painting must come after Welding for each chair.The steps can be done in parallel for different work items. In this example, that means (...)