7 Wastes
  • Transportation
    - This incorporates any unnecessary movement of material or products.

  • Inventory
    - Excess stock or inventory. More than needed.

  • Motion
    - Unnecessary movement of people or equipment.

  • Waiting
    - Idle time waiting for processes or resources.

  • Over Production
    - Making more than what is needed.


  • Over Processing
    - Doing more work than necessary within a process.


  • Defects
    - Errors or mistakes in a process that require correction.