{"id":199,"date":"2006-09-12T05:37:36","date_gmt":"2006-09-12T12:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/199\/on-time-traps-and-waste"},"modified":"2014-10-03T10:45:33","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T15:45:33","slug":"on-time-traps-and-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/on-time-traps-and-waste\/199\/","title":{"rendered":"On Time-Traps and Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Regarding the Physics of Queueing, or the science of lines, we really only control the number of servers and the queue discipline (LIFO, FIFO, etc.). But, in the realm of operations improvement, we can improve the process, while not being able to control the stochastic nature of the batch size and queue arrival and inter-arrival rates. One of the major pieces that we need to identify and eliminate immediately are time-traps.\u00a0You can also view all 40+ articles on <a title=\"articles on queueing theory\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/queueing-theory\/\">Queueing Theory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What is a Process?<\/h2>\n<p>A process is an systematic activity comprising of smaller activities that culminate in an outcome &#8212; service or product. A process can take up time, space, and resources. All processes can be categorized into the following categories, from the Customer&#8217;s Perspective:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Value-added: This step in the process adds form, function, and value to the end product and for the customer.<\/li>\n<li>Non-Value-Added: This step does not add form, function, or assist in the finished goods manufacturing of the product.<\/li>\n<li>Non-Value-Added-But-Necessary: This step does not add value, but is a necessary step in the final value-added product.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!--adsense#120by240right-->For example, when a customer goes to a fastfood restaurant, their perspective is thus: they want to be (a) served the right order, (b) in the right temperature, (c) in a timely way, and (d) in a cost-effective fashion. That&#8217;s it. But, to satisfy items (a), (b), (c), and (d), there is a lot of work that goes on, some of which are value-added, non-value-added, and non-value-added-but-necessary. For example, from the customer&#8217;s point of view, (a), (b), (c), and (d) might be value added, but cleaning the stove might be non-value-added-but-necessary.<\/p>\n<p>One of the non-value-added steps in any process are what we call time-traps. Time-traps are non-value-added because they require attention, time but, at the end of the day, they don&#8217;t add value from the customer&#8217;s perspective. For example, the time-trap analysis below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15153\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/process-steps-waste-and-value-categories.jpg\" alt=\"what process steps are value add and which are wastes\" width=\"610\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/process-steps-waste-and-value-categories.jpg 610w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/process-steps-waste-and-value-categories-600x501.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/process-steps-waste-and-value-categories-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>The process shown above consists of several steps as displayed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/the-pareto-principle\/129\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pareto Chart<\/a>. When we unpack one of the bars in the Pareto, we discover that of the total time spent in that &#8220;Packing Station&#8221; process, on average 92 seconds were spent in value-added activities while 502 seconds were spent in non-value-added activites. This means that only\u00a06% of the total process time was value-added.<\/p>\n<p>To improve the process above and in order to increase value-added percentage from 6% to higher, a <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/root-cause-analysis\/172\/\" target=\"_blank\">root cause analysis<\/a> session was done to discover ways to eliminate the root causes for the non-value-added activities &#8212; how to reduce or eliminate them. The goal is to make any process consist of more value-added steps.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Time-traps are wasteful activities that reduce the value-added percentage in any given process. A goal of any operation is to discover these time-traps, then systematically reduce or eliminate them. 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