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Waste Elimination

War On

Waste

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8 Types of WasteMotionWaiting (material, info, people)TransportationStorageDefects/ ReworkOver ProcessingOver ProductionUnused Human Capacity (Ideas)

(Sleeping)

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8 WASTES

1.Don’t accept it!

2.Don’t make it!

3.Don’t pass it on!

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Elimination Of Waste

MOTION

WAITING

TRANSPORTATION

OVER PROCESSING

STORAGE

QUALITY DEFECTSOVER PRODUCTION

Overproduction

1. Overproduction: Production ofunneeded goods just to maintainhigh machine and operatorutilizations.

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Waiting

2. Waiting: Idle time due to theimbalance of work contents in asequential process. Operator idletime may also be due to dedicationto a single semi-automatic machinethat requires manual loading andunloading but operates automaticallywhile the operator is idle, waiting forthe next load or unload operation.

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Transportation

3. Transportation: Movement ofproduct from one operation to thenext adds no value. Transportingmaterials long distances and doublehandling of products are just twowasteful practices.

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Process4. Process: Non-value-addedactivities such as packaging forinterplant transportation andexcessive inspection.

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Storage

5. Storage: Work-in-process andfinished goods inventory are non-valued-added activities. Financialresources are tied up, and potentialquality problems are created due tostorage.

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Motion6. Motion: Unnecessary movement

of operators to complete a task.Such movement usually originates

from poor layout and the presence

of work-in-process.

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Quality

7. Quality: Repair of products tofulfill customer requirements is anon-value-added activity.

Unused Human Capacity (Ideas)

8. Unused Human Capacity: Involve all employees in waste reduction and lean thinking to help meet or exceed the primary business goals of Hubbell Lighting.