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Unpan no Muda
Waste

Transportation

運搬のムダUnpan no Muda · Japanese

Unnecessary movement of materials or products between processes.

Examples

  1. 01Parts travel 1.2 km between buildings for one heat treatment step.
  2. 02Pallets are moved three times inside the warehouse before shipping.
  3. 03Documents are physically carried between two offices for signatures.

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