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WHAT IS WASTE?
TIMWOODS
It’s an acronym for
Transportation
Inventory
Motion
Waiting
Overproduction
Overprocessing
Defects
Skills
1. Transportation
Unnecessary movement of products, equipment, and
materials within a process.
-being lost
-being placed in the wrong location
2. inventory
Excess products and materials not being processed.
-Ties up capital
-Occupies space
-Increased lead times
-Risk of obsolescence or damage
-Reduced flexibility
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3. MOTION
Unnecessary movement by people (e.g. walking).
4. waiting
Wasted time waiting for the next step in a process.
-Increased costs
-Reduced productivity
-Delays
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5. overproduction
Making more than is necessary or needed by the
customer or the next step in the process
-Ties up capital
-Increased storage
-Obsolescence
-Increased movement costs
-Reduced flexibility
6. overprocessing
Doing more to the product than is necessary. Doing more
than the customer is paying for.
7. DEFECTS
Imperfect production that requires re-work, or doing
work again.
8. SKILLS
Not using people’s talents, skills and knowledge at their
full.
Check carefully.
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