8 Causes of Waste

According to Taiichi Ohno's there are 7 with an additional source of wastage of human resource capacity is not fully utilized. The causes are:

1. Product resulting excess output: excess of product, too early or too quickly from the quantity required by the operation.

2. Waiting time: for the next process, workers, materials, information and equipment

3. Transportation: The transportation of materials that are not needed

4. Redundant in the process: mainly doing work - work that does not add value.

5. Inventory / stockpile: Storing excess stock to meet customer needs

6. Movement: The movement is not required

7. The defect and produce wrong information / false

8. Do not use real capacity and ability of employees: Examples: Innovation, skills, experience, talent and creativity are often ignored and not treated as an asset.