在庫のムダZaiko no Muda
Waste
Inventory
在庫のムダZaiko no Muda · Japanese
Excess raw material, work in progress or finished goods beyond what is needed now.
Examples
- 01Raw material for 8 weeks is stored although the supplier delivers weekly.
- 021,500 parts pile up as WIP in front of a bottleneck machine.
- 03An office stocks 40 toner cartridges for 5 printers.