The waste of motion Motion is one of the seven wastes of lean manufacturing or the 7 mudas. Waste being a process step that is not value adding, moving is not necessarily working! If you have read the page regarding value add and non value add then you will understand that only a process… Continue reading The Waste of Motion; Causes, symptoms, Solutions, Examples
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Value Add vs Non-Value Adding Processes
How much Value do we Add in our processes? Many studies have shown that we only add value to a product for less than 5% of the time, the rest of the time is wasted! If you were to do a value stream map of your value stream you may be surprised (horrified) at what… Continue reading Value Add vs Non-Value Adding Processes
Seven Wastes of Service | Customer Perception
Seven Wastes of Service Much has been written about the seven wastes identified by Taiichi Ohno within the Toyota production system, but how do these relate to a service organization? What are the seven wastes from the perspective of our customers? Maybe if we look at the experience our customers have from their point… Continue reading Seven Wastes of Service | Customer Perception
The Seven Wastes | 7 Mudas
7 Wastes of Lean Manufacturing The seven wastes of Lean Manufacturing are what we are aiming to remove from our processes by removing the causes of Mura and Muri as well as tackling Muda directly. But what exactly are the seven wastes of Lean Manufacturing (or 7 Mudas)? The Seven Wastes of Lean Manufacturing are;… Continue reading The Seven Wastes | 7 Mudas
Muda Mura and Muri | Lean Manufacturing Wastes
Lean Manufacturing Wastes Just what are Muda, Mura and Muri? The 3Ms of waste in Lean Manufacturing. When people think of waste in manufacturing they usually only think about all of the scrap material that gets thrown away or if your lucky recycled, they often forget about all of the other actions that waste… Continue reading Muda Mura and Muri | Lean Manufacturing Wastes