Identifying Waste on the Shopfloor

Chapter 1 What is Waste? What is waste? Why does waste occur? How does waste take root? The classification of waste The benefits of identifying and eliminating waste Chapter 2 The Seven Deadly Wastes * Overproduction * Inventory * Conveyance * Defects * Processing Waste * Operation Waste * Idle Time Chapter 3 How to Discover Waste Using the back door Bringing latent waste to the surface Analyzing current conditions Chapter 4 How to Remove Waste Adopting the necessary attitude Removing waste in the movement of goods Removing waste in the actions of people Removing waste in the way people, goods, and machines are combined Chapter 5 How to Prevent Waste Standardization Visual and auditory controls The 5W and 1H Sheet Pointing to the future Chapter 6 Reflections and Conclusions An implementation summary Reflecting on what you've learned Opportunities for further learning Additional Resources related to identifying and eliminating waste