Lean makes extensive use of the term flow. As a result, one of the most common teaching analogies Lean practitioners use is that of a meandering river being slowly but surely turned into a deep, straight, fast moving channel.
That flow starts at the supplier and finishes at the customer. As a result, downstream refers to any movement in the direction of the customer.
Keep in mind that information often flows upstream while products and materials flow downstream.
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