WASTE Process Improvement Consulting The Notion of Muda

WASTE Process Improvement Consulting

The Notion of Muda (Waste) ① The Definition of MUDA. ② Types of Muda. (7 kinds of inconspicuous Waste) value-added Real Work Muda of Waiting Work Motion MUDA Muda of Motion Muda of Correction Types of MUDA Muda of Inventory Preparation Non-Value for work Added Work Muda in Conveyance Muda of Overproduction Muda in Processing ③ The evil of “Overproduction Waste” Process Improvement Consulting

Process Improvement Consulting

7 Wastes 1) Defects 2) Over Production 3) Inventory 4) Motion 5) Extra Processing 6) Transportation 7) Waiting Manufacturing Flow Transactional Flow • Poor quality of materials • Equipment failures • Missing customer due dates…internal & external • • • Sub assemblies and components between feeder & main lines • Processing before next operation is ready • Processing prior to need • Material between operations & process steps • Inventory stored in warehouses • Buffer & safety stock inventory Personal data incorrect Missed customer due dates Data entry errors Rework • Multiple credit applications awaiting approval • 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 • Planned re-work • Unplanned re-work • Handwork… polishing… deburring • • Navigating multiple screens to input data Multiple ways to do the same task Printed material Duplicate entries • Conveyance of any materials, tooling • Conveyance systems • Delivering hardcopies • Shipping hardcopies that requiring signature • Operators waiting • Machines waiting • Customers waiting • • Credit applications awaiting approval Info awaiting an overnight “systems batch run Manual decisions System downtime / response time Process Improvement Consulting