{"id":67581,"date":"2013-08-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/blog\/eliminate-the-muda-the-7-types-of-waste-in-lean-manufacturing\/"},"modified":"2020-12-28T15:37:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T20:37:08","slug":"eliminate-the-muda-the-7-types-of-waste-in-lean-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/eliminate-the-muda-the-7-types-of-waste-in-lean-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliminate the Muda: The 7 Types of Waste in Lean Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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To be sure, one of the benefits of eliminating waste in the manufacturing process is<\/em> being able to work faster and better. If you approach a problem with a “do it faster, do it better” attitude, you may mask the symptoms, but you won’t get to the root of the problem.<\/p>\n Lean manufacturing is designed to help manufacturers reduce costs and increase productivity by getting to the very root of a problem. We do that by eliminating the muda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Muda is a Japanese term that means “waste.” Since lean manufacturing was originally a Japanese management philosophy, we often borrow Japanese terms and concepts. According to lean manufacturing principals, there are 7 mudas\u00a0<\/strong>or seven types of waste that can be found in a manufacturing process.<\/p>\n There are other types of waste we’ve seen mentioned in other places \u2014 confusion (misinformation) and underutilization of available skills and knowledge, for example \u2014 but these are the original seven types of waste discussed in lean manufacturing principals. Eliminating these can be a long and difficult task, but they will go a long way in improving productivity and increasing profits.<\/p>\n Looking for other ways to improve?\u00a0Learn 5 action steps that every shipping manager and plant manager should know to make loading docks run faster and safer. Download your FREE copy of\u00a0The Lean Loading Dock.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n