Identifying Waste on the Shopfloor

Like all Shopfloor Series books, Identifying Waste on the Shopfloorpresents concepts and tools in simple and accessible language. The author defines waste, explains why it occurs, and then shows how to discover, remove, and prevent it with regards to the actions of people, the use of equipment and material, and the movement of goods. He identifies and provides specific strategies geared towards countering the Seven Deadly Wastes: overproduction, inventory, conveyance, defects, processing waste, operation waste, idle time. This volume is the ideal compliment to 5S, TPM, and other tools for building a lean manufacturing operation.