1. WASTE
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2. The Notion of Muda (Waste)
① The Definition of MUDA.
② Types of Muda. (7 kinds of inconspicuous Waste)
value-added Work
Real Work
Muda of Correction
Muda of Waiting
Work
Muda of Over-production
Motion
Muda of Motion
Types of
MUDA
MUDA
Muda of Inventory
Muda in Processing
Muda in Conveyance
Preparation for work
Non-Value Added Work
③ The evil of “Overproduction Waste”
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4. Multiple credit applications awaiting approval
7 Wastes
Manufacturing Flow
Transactional Flow
Personal data incorrect
Missed customer due dates
Data entry errors
Rework
Poor quality of materials
Equipment failures
Missing customer due dates…internal & external
1) Defects
2) Over Production
Processing before next operation is ready
Processing prior to need
Sub assemblies and components between feeder & main lines
Material between operations & process steps
Inventory stored in warehouses
Buffer & safety stock inventory
3) Inventory
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Operators bending, turning, twisting, reaching, Walking
Machines “cutting air”
Robotic motion “getting back to home”
Navigating multiple screens to input data
Printing Material
Ergo…walking, bending, twisting
Looking for data / info
4) Motion
Navigating multiple screens to input data
Multiple ways to do the same task
Printed material
Duplicate entries
5) Extra Processing
Planned re-work
Unplanned re-work
Handwork… polishing… deburring
Conveyance of any materials, tooling
Conveyance systems
Delivering hardcopies
Shipping hardcopies that requiring signature
6) Transportation
Credit applications awaiting approval
Info awaiting an overnight “systems batch run
Manual decisions
System downtime / response time
7) Waiting
Operators waiting
Machines waiting
Customers waiting
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