This document discusses waste in transportation, defining it as the unnecessary movement of people, products, materials, or information. It provides examples, such as moving parts across facilities and excessive walking distances to retrieve tools. The focus is on lean strategies to eliminate such waste and enhance efficiency.

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Transportation
Waste
Transportation waste is any
unnecessary movement of people,
products, materials or information.
Examples
Moving parts across facilities.
Walking excessive distances to
retrieve tools.
Retrieving or storing,
information, files and data.