What is a WASTE?
A waste is any step or action in a process that is not required to complete a process (called “Non Value-Adding”) successfully. When Waste is removed, only the steps that are required (called “Value-Adding”) to deliver a satisfactory product or service to the customer remain in the process.
These are the 8 Wastes:
- Defects – Products or services that are out of specification that require resources to correct;
- Overproduction – Producing too much of a product before it is ready to be sold;
- Waiting for the previous step in the process to complete;
- Non-Utilized Talent – Employees that are not effectively engaged in the process;
- Transportation – Transporting items or information that is not required to perform the process from one location to another;
- Inventory or information that is sitting idle (not being processed);
- Motion – People, information or equipment making unnecessary motion due to workspace layout, ergonomic issues or searching for misplaced items;
- Extra Processing – Performing any activity that is not necessary to produce a functioning product or service.
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