It is important for managers and supervisors within an organization to understand what waste is and how it can be eliminated. All employees within an organization will create waste but there are ways to make sure that it is eliminated.
Many people think of waste as being something that a person is able to throw away, such as a piece of trash. Waste is also able to be categorized into being unproductive, inconsistent and unreasonable. For example, when employees become unproductive during the work day, they are wasting the companies’ valuable time. Employees are a valuable resource that could be directed into other jobs or tasks until their productivity is able to be increased.
Another type of waste within a business is overproduction. When a company creates more items than can be sold in a reasonable amount of time; this is considered overproduction. It can be classified as waste because there may be too many products to sell and therefore the company has wasted money on creating items that will be useless and not profitable. In other words, they have used up valuable resources in order to make something that will not bring in profit.
To avoid overproduction, it is important for managers and supervisors to research how much product is in demand and produce based off of the data that was collected. Unnecessary transportation is another form of lean waste within a company. This refers to products that were destroyed during transportation time because of having too many transports. Waiting is another form of waste within a company. When workers are found standing around waiting for their next assignment, they are inadvertently using up a company’s money and time.
Knowledgeable managers and supervisors should always have work on hand for their employees to ensure that no time is wasted. Malfunctioning machines and computers would also fall into this category. Machines should always be inspected for damages to ensure that they do not stop in the middle of production or a project. When products have been stored or handled the wrong way, there may be extra processing time in order to go back and fix the issue.
When proper procedures are followed when it comes to storing and handling completed products, this will cut down on going back and having to fix already completed items. Requiring too many inspections on a product is also considered waste. There should be a detailed guide when it comes to inspections and when it is followed step by step, only required inspections will be carried out.
The process of eliminating waste from a company’s processes is called Lean Six Sigma. This is accomplished through a series of methodologies and tools carried out by trained and certified professionals who work together in a teamwork setting.
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