Over-Processing Adds Costs to Products and Services For Which You’re Not Getting Paid
Ever stop to think how much you’re spending by over-processing the products and services you provide? If not, its probably because you don’t fully understand what over-processing is all about. Over-processing is defined as all the extra effort people go through in order to deliver the product or service. It’s actually giving something away for no return. Let me give you...
Read MoreProducing Too Much Creates Waste!
More! Sooner! Faster! When these expectations begin to drive processes, companies are likely to slip into overproduction. As a result, they end up with more product than needed. Accumulating inventory before it is needed is an unwise use of resources. It ties up cash that could be used more effectively. It also causes other wastes such as extra transportation and motion. Additional...
Read MoreDon’t Get Hung-Up In The Waiting Game
Waiting is a big part of our normal daily lives and something we typically take for granted. We wait for our first cup of coffee in the morning; we wait at traffic lights on our way to work; we wait for people to show up for a meeting to start; we wait in doctor’s offices; we wait for the end of the day so we can leave work; we wait in checkout lines at the grocery store; and some of us...
Read MoreIs Too Much Motion Tiring You Out?
Masaaki Imai in his book, Gemba Kaizen, A Commonsense, Low-Cost Approach to Management, states that any motion of a person’s body not directly related to adding value is unproductive. Some examples of motion waste include: Searching for jigs, fixtures, tools, files, etc. Bending to lift heavy loads Turning to retrieve or dispose of products Reaching for components and...
Read MoreToo Much Inventory Will Destroy Your Operation!
Inventory is a waste that plagues every organization and usually hides a multitude of sins. In fact, inventory has been called the root of all evil. Excessive inventory occurs when material is pushed through a process rather than being pulled by customer demand. Excessive inventory occurs in all organizations in the form of raw material, supplies, spare parts, work-in-process (WIP), finished...
Read MoreTransportation Waste Can Create A Huge Burden For Organizations
Transportation is a common source of waste in many companies and includes the excessive and unnecessary movement of materials, products, information and paperwork and often exists where there is disorganization or a lack of clear procedures. Some specific factors that can trigger you to look for transportation waste are: Multiple operational locations where companies split operations among...
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