Accessible description of image defining the 8 wastes in the Lean
Six Sigma:
Definitions of the 8 wastes in
the Lean Six Sigma are described as the following.
- Inventory is the excess products and materials not
being processed.
- Talent is understanding
peopleÕs talents, skills, and knowledge.
- Waiting is the wasted time waiting for the next step in
a process.
- Motion describes the unnecessary movements by people
(e.g., walking).
- Defects are the efforts caused by rework, scrap, and
incorrect information.
- Transportation is the unnecessary movements of products
and materials.
- Overprocessing makes more work or higher quality
than is required by the customer.
- Overproduction is production that is more than needed
or before it is needed.