What is it? Non-utilized talent is any under use of employees’ time and skills. Examples of talent waste: Use of resources according to current skills (nothing
What is it? Defects are any work that contains errors, faults or repetitions, missing something necessary. Examples of defects: Deficient process control, questionable quality level, product
What is it? Over processing is any task done “in advance” or any effort that does not add value from the customer’s point of view.
What is it ? Overproduction means producing too much or too quickly versus customer demand (internal / external). Examples: Unstable process, long assembly change, poor planning, poor
What is it? Waiting waste is any time out created by materials, information, people or equipment that are not ready. Examples of waiting waste: Poor balance
What is Movement waste? Any unnecessary movement in a step that does not add value. Usually associated with humans. Examples: Poor layout of the workstation, cleanliness
What is it ? Waste of inventory is the accumulation of stock before, between or after the stages of an overly high process. Examples of Inventory waste :
What is transport waste? Any non-essential transport between the stages of a process that does not add value to the final product becomes waste. Examples: Multiple
What does downtime mean? Maybe you are wondering why you should track your equipment downtime. Equipment downtime data is very valuable. It refers to the amount of
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