The gift wrapping season is almost concluded. Let's start a Lean list for the 2012, as the economy is still in fluctuation.
Here a reminder of the 8 Type of Waste:
- Unnecessary Inventory - Let's not store what we do not need!
- Overproduction - Let's not make more .. just in case. Most of the time it will end-up in the garbage.
- Waiting - Let's try to find something else to do while we are waiting to something to be done by someone else of by a "machine".
- Transportation - Let's move things just once, from the store bag, for example, to the "final destination". Many time we travel around the house with things to put away and they get located in multiple spots before they get where they are supposed to go. Everything has a place and a place for everything
- Inappropriate Processing - ... just do not do it!
- Unnecessary Motion - This relates to movement of people, while transportation refers to movement of objects.
- Defects - Let's try to do thing once and do it right! Many times we do things just to do them with the expectation to come back and "fix" them. This rarely happens and it reduces the final quality of what you are trying to do.
- Under-Utilized Human Talent - This waste is not usually described in many Lean Text, but I think is a VERY important one. Let's try, in this new year, not to waste our talent! For me, this is the most precious gift we have, we worked hard to develop it and it will be a big waste if we let it go or forget about.
Have a Wonderful 2012!
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Under-Utilized Human Talent - This waste is not usually described in many Lean Text, but I think is a VERY important one. Let's try, in this new year, not to waste our talent! For me, this is the most precious gift we have, we worked hard to develop it and it will be a big waste if we let it go or forget about.
I think this is the most important in rural america. We need to inspire talent that is under-utilized and challenge them to reach out further than their comfort zone in this changing world of technology. We are losing talent (from Butchers to Cobblers) and this is something we can not get back ... will we need it ever again and if not what can these skills be sued for in the future."