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Unused Talent
Waste

Unused Talent

Unused Talent (Skills)

Not using people's knowledge, creativity and skills. Added to the original seven wastes in Western Lean.

Examples

  1. 01An operator's idea to change a fixture is never collected because there is no suggestion system.
  2. 02A trained electrician only performs cleaning tasks.
  3. 03Engineers spend their time on data entry instead of problem solving.

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