1. 7 + 1 WASTES IN PROCESS
ENVIRONMENT
Gaurav Bijlani
Manufacturing Engineer
28th February 2014

2. Preface to the Presentation
 The ideas contained herein are mostly ideas from my
experience, training and online blogs.

3. Your views
 What is your understanding of Lean
Manufacturing?
Can you give an example of waste?

4. Value added activity
 Example
Value added time

5. Value added in percentage
 Essential waste consists of Goods in, Sales order
processing, invoicing etc. this cannot be eliminated
and is essential non-value added activity.
 Let us aim to fight the 96%* waste and get it down.
* - Source – The Lean Factory Group workshop
presentation.
Value added
activity
Non-value added activity
(Essential)
Non-value added activity (Non-essential)
4% 96%

6. 7 + 1 Wastes in Manufacturing
environment
 T – Transportation
 I – Inventory
 M – Motion
 W – Waiting
 O – Overproduction
 O – Overprocessing
 D – Defects
 S – Skills (Underutilized people)

7. 7 + 1 Wastes in Manufacturing
environment video
 http://leanman.hubpages.com/hub/Seven-Wastes

8. 7 + 1 Wastes in Manufacturing
environment video
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N89JJ991pE

9. Toyota – 4P model

10. Lean Temple Example

11. Examples of Wastes from shop floor
 Incorrect procedures/Waiting for Supervisor to confirm
action
 Lack of equipment's/sharing equipment's
 Waiting for components

12. Questions?

13. Appendix
[1] – The Toyota Way – Jeffrey K. Liker
[2] – The Lean Factory Group Workshop,
Essex