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Instruction: Base on current plant setup and situation, identify and write down your own observation as to where, what and why waste occur inside the plant.

Key Points

Observation Worksheet : Identification of Waste Observations

Overproduction
(too much, too fast)

Correction
(rework, inspection)

Material Movement
(too much, too far)

Processing
(adds no value)

Inventory
(excess stocks, banks)

Waiting
(idle time)

Motion
(Inefficient movement)