very organization has hundreds of processes in its manufacturing and service areas. The power of mapping processes and creative thinking to eliminate waste is the call of the day in businesses, identifying a reasonably complex real-life process (appraisal process) ?in your work area that needs improvement. use VSM/4FM approaches. 1. ?Understand its ‘current state’ ?by mapping the various flows in the process. 2. ?Develop a comprehensive current state map. 3. ?Identify the various wastes and develop a ‘to-be’ ?map. 4. ?Attempt to implement improvements. 5. ?Share the maps along with the countermeasures on the different wastes and their impact.