In Lean terms the Waste of Motion is defined as ‘any unnecessary movement of people, equipment or machinery’. An example which is often offered is the motion of people to and from pieces of office equipment, for example one central printer. Far better, says Lean theory, to put a small…
If cash flow is the life blood of a business then inventory is the oxygen that flows through the lungs of the business. Too little oxygen and the business will die. Too much oxygen and it will die. Inventory, or stock as we used to call it, is seen as…
Is Employee Transport Waste The Big Sin? As we discussed in the previous blog the first letter of TIMWOODS stands for Transport and is an important area to consider when considering waste within the business. As we move to net zero TIMWOODS Transport Waste is likely to be one of…
The elimination of waste has to be a good thing but do the old definitions fit the modern world? Practitioners of Lean techniques spend much of their time on the elimination of waste. Waste in Lean is defined as anything in the business for which the customer will not pay…