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Dousa no Muda
Waste

Motion

動作のムダDousa no Muda · Japanese

Unnecessary movement of people, such as reaching, bending, searching or walking.

Examples

  1. 01An operator bends down 120 times per shift to pick screws from a floor bin.
  2. 02A mechanic searches 10 minutes for the right spanner.
  3. 03An office worker clicks through 6 folders to find a template.

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