TIM WOOD and his two accomplices should be excluded from suppliers and your production! 🚫📉🏭🤔🌟Nevertheless, they creep into companies again and again and cause waste.
Operational blindness has also spread to the old industrialized countries, which promotes the penetration of waste. In emerging countries, people look with more alert eyes.
Who are TIM WOOD and his two accomplices?
These are the 9 types of waste that should be minimized or avoided along the value chain.
T ransportation: Unnecessary transport routes in production and offices
I nventory: Unnecessary stock in warehouses & production lines as well as unprocessed emails, inquiries, …
M ovement: Unnecessary actions of people & machines
W aiting: Planned & unplanned waiting times in production and offices
O verproduction: Production without request and over-information through emails
O ver Processing: Unnecessary processing and complex processes
D efects: Insufficient instruction & training as well as incorrect information
and his friends
Employee potential: Incorrect use of skills
Communication: Missing and poor communication
There are 5 tools 🔧👨🏭👩🏭🚫📉 to catch TIM WOOD and his gang:
- Workplace organization (5S and his friend “Safety/Security”)
- Maintenance of technical equipment & facilities (Total Productive Management)
- Improvement of cooperation in day-to-day business (Shopfloor Management)
- Establishing a problem-solving culture (Problem Solving)
- Eliminate non-value-adding processes (Value Stream Mapping/Design)
TIM WOOD and his accomplices have proven useful in evaluating my suppliers. However, there was sometimes a need for explanation during supplier visits at the customer’s premises or in the own plant during the factory tour.
Let’s take action to eliminate waste and optimize our supply chain! 💪🌟🚀
