{"id":"value-stream","model_id":"Value stream","name":"Value stream","summary":"A value stream is all of the actions, both value-creating and nonvalue-creating, required to bring a product from concept to launch and from order to delivery. These actions include processing information from the customer and transforming the product on its way to the customer.","study_notes":["Two value streams are described: the development value stream (concept to launch) and the operational value stream (order to delivery).","A value stream includes both value-creating and nonvalue-creating actions.","Actions in a value stream include processing information from the customer.","Actions in a value stream include transforming the product on its way to the customer."],"safety_notes":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.lean.org/lexicon-terms/value-stream/","title":"Value Stream - Lean Enterprise Institute","accessed":"2026-10-25"}],"verification":{"status":"source_checked","checked_at":"2026-10-25","values":1,"method":"llm_source_check"},"updated_at":"2026-10-25","type":"operational","spec":{"kind":"methodology","related":[]},"url":"https://machineschema.com/operational/value-stream","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"}