{"id":27525,"date":"2018-10-15T18:56:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T23:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=27525"},"modified":"2018-10-15T18:56:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T23:56:16","slug":"elimination-of-muda-is-the-key-to-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/elimination-of-muda-is-the-key-to-efficiency\/27525\/","title":{"rendered":"Elimination of Muda is the Key to Efficiency"},"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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/muda-lean-waste-tps-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/muda-lean-waste-tps-.jpg 800w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/muda-lean-waste-tps--600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/muda-lean-waste-tps--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/muda-lean-waste-tps--768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Muda means waste and refers to a wide range of non-value-adding activities; eliminating waste is the key to efficiency. When you look at the Toyota Production System (TPS), eliminating Muda waste is one of the main principles of the Just-in-Time system.\u00a0Some things that are considered waste are unnecessary financing costs, storage\u00a0costs and worthless stock of old items. Toyota divides\u00a0Muda into seven categories:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Transportation &#8211; increases risk of product being damaged, lost or delayed.<\/li>\n<li>Inventory &#8211; Outlay of capital that doesn&#8217;t immediately produce income.<\/li>\n<li>Motion &#8211; Damage inflicted through the production process.<\/li>\n<li>Waiting &#8211; Product sitting idle.<\/li>\n<li>Over-processing &#8211; Doing more work than is necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Over-production &#8211; Making more product than is required by the customer.<\/li>\n<li>Defects &#8211; Replacing faulty parts or products.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Processes consumes resources and naturally, waste can occur. The more resources that are used, the more opportunity exists for waste. The tools of Lean manufacturing and the TPS help focus on the elimination of Muda waste and create a heightened awareness. Understanding exactly what waste exists and where it is exists is crucial to any Lean manufacturing process. Even though products differ between manufacturing organizations, lean practitioners understand that the types of wastes are very similar.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span>Before you\u00a0can stop waste in any operation, you\u00a0should able to see it, recognize it as waste, identify who is responsible, and finally appreciate its size and magnitude. Waste that is not seen cannot be eliminated. When something is denied as waste, it also cannot be stopped. When you\u00a0refuse to accept responsibility for the waste, then you\u00a0will not eliminate it. Of course,\u00a0when the waste is not measured, you\u00a0will not be motivated to stop it. What is not measured, is not improved.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 5\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span>According to Taiichi Ohno, the creator of the Toyota Production System, there is one, straightforward goal of the system, which is the <\/span><span>absolute elimination of waste. If\u00a0clearly\u00a0understood, this simple sentence carries all information required to grasp the essence of the lean philosophy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Muda means waste and refers to a wide range of non-value-adding activities; eliminating waste is the key to efficiency. 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