<h2>8 wastes of LEAN (T.I.M. W.O.O.D.S) </h2> <table class=""><tbody><tr><td>Transport </td><td>– Moving people, products & information</td></tr><tr><td>Inventory </td><td>– Storing parts, pieces, documentation ahead of requirements</td></tr><tr><td>Motion </td><td>– Bending, turning, reaching, lifting</td></tr><tr><td>Waiting </td><td>– For parts, information, instructions, equipment</td></tr><tr><td>Over production</td><td> – Making more than is IMMEDIATELY required</td></tr><tr><td>Over processing </td><td>– Tighter tolerances or higher grade materials than are necessary</td></tr><tr><td>Defects </td><td>– Rework, scrap, incorrect documentation</td></tr><tr><td>Skills </td><td>– Under utilizing capabilities, delegating tasks with inadequate training</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2>Four Types of Office Waste: 1- Information Waste</h2> <table class=""><tbody><tr><td>Defects </td><td>redundant i/o iof data</td></tr><tr><td>Defects </td><td>incompatible info systems</td></tr><tr><td>Defects </td><td>manual rechecking of data in info systems</td></tr><tr><td>Inventory </td><td>unused data</td></tr><tr><td>Motion </td><td>reentering data</td></tr><tr><td>Motion </td><td>converting data format</td></tr><tr><td>Defects </td><td>unavailable data</td></tr><tr><td>Defects </td><td>unclear/missing data</td></tr><tr><td>Defects </td><td>data discrepancies</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2>Four Types of Office Waste: 2- Process Waste</h2> <table class=""><tbody><tr><td>Defects </td><td>defect</td></tr><tr><td>Defects </td><td>scrap</td></tr><tr><td>Defects </td><td>rework</td></tr><tr><td>Defects </td><td>workarounds</td></tr><tr><td>Motion </td><td>inspecting,checking,double-checking</td></tr><tr><td>Motion </td><td>approvals*</td></tr><tr><td>Motion </td><td>variable flow in process</td></tr><tr><td>Inventory </td><td>too much inventory</td></tr><tr><td>Motion </td><td>incompatible work</td></tr><tr><td>Over production</td><td>overproduction</td></tr><tr><td>Waiting </td><td>waiting</td></tr><tr><td>Over processing </td><td>overprocessing</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2>Four Types of Office Waste: 3- Physical Environment Waste</h2> <table class=""><tbody><tr><td>Transport </td><td>travelling to another location for a meeting</td></tr><tr><td>Motion </td><td>organizig a disheveled conference room before a meeting</td></tr><tr><td>Transport </td><td>going to your divisions office supply person for a replacement pen</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2>Four Types of Office Waste: 4- People Waste</h2> <table class=""><tbody><tr><td>Skills </td><td>unclear roles/responsibilities/authority/accountatbility</td></tr><tr><td>Skills </td><td>lack of training</td></tr><tr><td>Motion </td><td>work/task interruptions</td></tr><tr><td>Motion </td><td>multitasking</td></tr><tr><td>Skills </td><td>underutilization of talent</td></tr><tr><td>Transport </td><td>hierarchy and structure</td></tr><tr><td>Skills </td><td>recruitment errors</td></tr><tr><td>Skills </td><td>lack of strategic focus</td></tr><tr><td>Motion </td><td>handoffs</td></tr></tbody></table>