The waste of waiting is one of the 8 forms of muda. Grab a free copy of this infographic from Lean Strategies International LLC and learn all you need to know about the waste of waiting.

1. WAITING
THE WASTE OF
The waste of waiting is any person or
persons awaiting products, information,
data, machines and services.
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Some solutions for the waste of
waiting include:
- Map the value stream and
identify where bottlenecks exist.
- Remove root causes related to
waiting.
- Establish a pull or demand
driven environment.
- Establish takt time.
- Use standard work to highlight
abnormalities.
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Some examples of the waste of waiting
are:
- Long Setups or Changeovers
- Machine downtimes
- Approval queues