無駄 / ムダMuda
Waste
Muda
無駄 / ムダJapanese
Waste: any activity that consumes resources but creates no value for the customer.
The classic types of waste are overproduction, waiting, transport, over-processing, inventory, motion, defects and unused talent.
Examples
- 01Operators walk 300 m per shift to fetch parts that could be stored at the line.
- 02Finished goods wait 12 days in the warehouse before shipping.
- 03A report is printed, signed and scanned again although nobody reads it.