斑 / ムラMura
Waste
Mura
斑 / ムラJapanese
Unevenness or fluctuation in workload, volume or process, which causes Muda and Muri.
Examples
- 01A line produces 800 units on Monday and 300 on Friday because of end-of-week order peaks.
- 02Warehouse staff are idle in the morning and overloaded in the afternoon.
- 03Month-end closing creates a peak in the accounting team every 4 weeks.