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“Waste” Examples From The Workplace, Do You Agree?

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time_runningI asked participants at a Lean Systems seminar the following question: From your experience, what are some examples of typical waste activities at work? Here are some answers (with numbers indicating frequency):

  • Meetings (11)
  • Defect / Rework / Correction (6)
  • Bureaucracy / poor communication (3)
  • Gold-plating /over-development of an application (3)
  • Large inventory during economic downturn (2)
  • Re-training (2)
  • Difficult processes
  • Frequent change in process policy
  • Resisting change
  • Neglecting SME’s input
  • Scope creep
  • Equipment failure
  • Producing wrong product
  • Waiting too long before decision is made
  • Double checking / verification
  • Not having materials ready
  • Making too many hardcopies
  • Using technology not thoroughly tested
  • Handoffs
  • Too many checklists

Most of the responses belong to one of the traditional modes of waste (overproduction, waiting, extra motion, over-processing, correction, and inventory) – Is it possible to figure out the true cost of having such waste? what is your experience?

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