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Core & Supporting
Core (Product)
● How Heinz makes ketchup
● How Michelin makes tires
● A mobile app
● A website
Supporting (Platform)
● How Heinz hires and trains staff
● How Michelin markets new products
● A DevOps toolchain
● A cloud environment
● HR, GRC, legal, finance
“There are two primary types of value streams:
core value streams and supportive value
streams. In the strict definition of lean,
supportive value streams are non-value adding.
However, this is a mistake.
Supportive value streams are the core of how a
company treats its employees, and as a result,
how employees treat the customer.”
Karen Martin
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Are digital value
streams core?