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 call lean, they concentrate on three main areas of waste; Mura (unevenness), Muri (overburden) and… Continue reading Mura – Unevenness; Production Leveling
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Muri Overburden
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. When most people talk about waste they are talking about the… Continue reading Muri Overburden