Dear Respected Research Gate Members,
Seven deadly wastes of lean manufacturing i.e overproduction, waiting, transport, inventory, motion, defects and processing got the attention from all sectors i.e from manufacturing to non-manufacturing organizations. After the seven basic wastes, so many types of wastes are discovered from various researchers. Some newly discovered wastes are general and some are specific. Please, comment on the question tp identify the more noticeable new wastes of lean.
Which newly discovered wastes are more noticeable (excluding the seven deadly wastes of lean manufacturing)?
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Two that I can think of are:
Training - in large organisations there is plenty of opportunity for training. However, this training is only value add if it is then utilised within the organisation. If it isn’t utilised, it will be forgotten and then become a waste.
Talent - Possibly in two respects. The first being having someone who is an expert in a particular field being under utilised in a role were his expertise is not requirec. This is a waste because his expertise, if required in the org, could be very valuable and his existing role could be back filled by someone else.
Secondily with talent possibly linking training and talent. Getting skilled valuable people in the organisation and training them up only to lose them to a competitor.
Dear Muhammad,
In my opinion 8th wastes are much noticeable which is more commonly accepted in the western world also.
The 8th waste of non-utilized talent or ‘Skills’ of workers was later introduced in the 1990s when the Toyota Production System was adopted in the Western world.
In the office, non-utilized talent could include insufficient training, poor incentives, not asking for employee feedback, and placing employees in positions below their skills and qualifications. In manufacturing, this waste can be seen when employees are poorly trained, employees not knowing how to effectively operate equipment, when employees are given the wrong tool for the job, and when employees are not challenged to come up with ideas to improve the work.
In order to identify wastes, use the VSM and start with the end customer in mind. Engage with the frontline workers and elicit their ideas for improvement. As your team begins reducing efficiencies they will gain more confidence in their problem-solving capabilities and over time reducing waste becomes a part of their daily routine.
I think answer work out for you.
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