Monthly Archives: June 2011

Lean Identify the Eight Wastes -Motion Waste

Extra human and machine motion, resulting from inefficient process design, layout, or from issues, is a waste. Motion waste does not add value, takes time, and increases cycle time. Motion waste also increases the opportunity for issues and mistakes which … Continue reading

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Lean Identify the Eight Wastes -Inventory Waste

Inventory waste is any materials and supplies, including sales and marketing brochures and spare parts, that are not required to meet customer orders. Inventory waste comes from attempting to push product and services through an operation versus pulling them based … Continue reading

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Lean Identify the Eight Wastes -Human Potential

Organizations must have input of creative ideas and suggestions from all associates to achieve quality at reduced costs and to strive for perfection continually. Vision and commitment from top management are key to establishing a flexible workforce that can provide … Continue reading

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Lean Identify the Eight Wastes -Defect Waste

Defects are anything that does not match internal or external customer requirements and could result in dissatisfaction. The waste of defects causes increased costs and delays and could also increase liability risks. Some examples of defects are shown here. For … Continue reading

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Lean Identify the Eight Wastes -Motion Waste

Extra human and machine motion, resulting from inefficient process design, layout, or from issues, is a waste. Motion waste does not add value, takes time, and increases cycle time. Motion waste also increases the opportunity for issues and mistakes which … Continue reading

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Lean Identify the Eight Wastes -Inventory Waste

Inventory waste is any materials and supplies, including sales and marketing brochures and spare parts, that are not required to meet customer orders. Inventory waste comes from attempting to push product and services through an operation versus pulling them based … Continue reading

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Lean Identify the Eight Wastes -Waste of extra process

The waste of extra process includes activities that are unnecessary, that are duplicates, and those that exist because operations were not handled correctly the first time, such as rework and re-inspection. Extra processing results in higher costs and longer processing … Continue reading

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Lean Identify the Eight Wastes-Waste Reduction Opportunity

Transport waste occurs by moving materials, supplies, and/or data unnecessarily. The waste of transport is a non-value adding activity and can increase processing time and risks of damage. Some examples of transport are shown here. For manufacturing or environments that … Continue reading

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Lean Identify the Eight Wastes-Overproduction

Processes that continue producing after their internal and external customers no longer have needs exhibit the waste of overproduction. This overproduction costs organizations by taking up physical and/or electronic storage space, by demanding more time to locate and manage, and … Continue reading

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Lean manufacturing-Identify the Eight Wastes

Lean manufacturing-Identify the Eight Wastes will: Describe each of the Eight Wastes and give examples of each Discuss why Eight Wastes are a primary focus area during Lean implementation Describe Value Add and Non-Value Add activities and why they are … Continue reading

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