Forms of Waste

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What are the forms of

waste?
Waste of Correction
Waste of Overproduction
Waste of processing
Waste of conveyance (or
transport)
Waste of inventory
Waste of motion
Waste of waiting

1. Waste of correction
Repairing a defect wastes time and
resources (Hidden factory)
Hidden
Factory
Rework

Rework
Failure
Investigation
Operation
1

Test

Failure
Investigation
Operation
2

Test

Product

2. Waste of
Overproduction

Producing more than necessary or

producing at faster rate than required
Excess labor, space, money, handling

3. Waste of processing
Processing that does not provide
value to the product
Excess level of approvals
Tying memos that could be handwritten
Cosmetic painting on internals of
equipment
Paint thickness more than specific values

4. Waste of conveyance
Unnecessary movement of material
from one place to other to be
minimized because It adds to process time
Goods might get damaged

Convey material and information

ONLY when and where it is needed.

5. Waste of inventory
Any excess inventory is drain on an
organization.
Impact on cash flow
Increased overheads
Covers Quality and process issues

Examples
Spares, brochures, stationary,

6. Waste of Motion
Any movement of people, equipment,
information that does not contribute
value to product or service

7. Waste of Waiting
Idle time between operations
Period of inactivity in a downstream
process because an upstream activity
does not deliver on time.
Downstream resources are then often
used in activities that do not add
value, or worst result in
overproduction.

Some more sources

of Waste

Waste of untapped human potential.

Waste of inappropriate systems
Wasted energy and water
Wasted materials
Waste of customer time
Waste of defecting customers