What is Mura? Most Lean practitioners that I have met have little idea as to what is Mura only really being aware of Muda or the seven wastes. Within the Toyota Production system however, which spawned what we now…
What is Muri? Muri is to Overburden your employees or machines, it can also be seen as “unreasonableness”. It is placing operators and machines under unnecessary stress by making demands on them that are unreasonable and often very unnecessary.…
The waste of resources The waste of resources is an additional waste for the seven wastes (muda) of lean manufacturing, it is the non efficient use of your lights, heat and power. This waste is a common waste in…
The waste of Talent or creativity The waste of Talent, creativity or your people is an addition to the seven wastes of lean manufacturing (Muda), it is the failure to make good use of your employees; all of…
The Waste of Defects Defects are one of the seven wastes of lean manufacturing or 7 mudas, defects are when products or service deviate from what the customer requires or the specification. When you talk about waste most…
The Waste of Waiting Waiting is one of the seven wastes of lean manufacturing (or 7 mudas), it is the act of doing nothing or working slowly whilst waiting for a previous step in the process. How many…
The Waste of Overprocessing Overprocessing is one of the seven wastes of lean manufacturing (or 7 mudas); Overprocessing is adding more value to a product than the customer actually requires such as painting areas that will never be seen…
The Waste of Overproduction Overproduction is the worst of the seven wastes of lean manufacturing (7 Mudas), overproduction is making products in too great a quantity or before it is actually needed leading to excessive inventory. Overproduction is…
The Waste of Inventory Inventory is one of the seven wastes of lean manufacturing (or 7 Mudas). Inventory is the raw materials, work in progress (WIP) and finished goods stock that is held, we often hold far more than is…
The waste of Transport Transport is one of the seven wastes of lean manufacturing (muda), it is the movement of products from one location to another. This could be from the machining shop to the welding shop, or from…