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The document discusses the three types of waste in Lean Manufacturing: muda, mura, and muri. Muda refers to any activity that does not add value, including the seven wastes - transport, inventory, motion, waiting, overproduction, overprocessing, and defects. Mura is waste from uneven production without standards. Muri is overburdening workers by lacking proper tools, training, or standards. The purpose of Lean is to eliminate these wastes to improve quality, safety, and efficiency, such as through the 5S system of organizing the workplace.

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3M Model

The document discusses the three types of waste in Lean Manufacturing: muda, mura, and muri. Muda refers to any activity that does not add value, including the seven wastes - transport, inventory, motion, waiting, overproduction, overprocessing, and defects. Mura is waste from uneven production without standards. Muri is overburdening workers by lacking proper tools, training, or standards. The purpose of Lean is to eliminate these wastes to improve quality, safety, and efficiency, such as through the 5S system of organizing the workplace.

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3M model

Muda is the Japanese word for waste but we do


not refer to it here as the pile of scrap materials that
you see in a shop floor. Muda, in business process
terms, refers to any activity that does not add value
to the creation of the product or service for the
customer. If an activity costs money, consumes time
and resources, but adds no value to your finished
product, then it is definitely Muda.
The seven wastes in Lean Manufacturing guides us in spotting Muda in our
processes. Often called as Mr. Tim Wood by some to remember them easily,
these wastes are not only apparent in manufacturing but in service businesses
as well. Let’s get to know what they are and explore some examples.

1.Transport: Unnecessary transfer of products or materials from one 1 .


location to another
2.Inventory: All components, work in process and finished product not
being processed
3.Motion: Excessive or unnecessary movement of a person or machine to
perform the operation
4.Waiting: Any act of waiting before performing the next step in the process
5.Overproduction: Producing beyond what is expected
6.Over Processing: Doing more than what is necessary to process a product
or service
7.Defects: Products that do not meet quality standards and result to rework
Mura is a type of waste caused by unevenness in
production and services. It is also caused when standards are
nonexistent or are not followed. One common example is when
companies ramp up production to meet targets, even when
there is no customer demand. This forces the sales department
to rush to try to fill orders and creates a burden as the shipping
department rushes to ship products before the end of the
month.
The result? Defects are manufactured into
products. Customers receive inconsistent
products or services. The production floor
struggles to complete large orders and
becomes idle as orders slow. Even more
concerning is that mura creates muri
(overburden), which in turn undermines
efforts to eliminate the seven wastes of muda.
Muri
The third category of waste is the result of tasks or
processes that are overly difficult, or ones that
overburden workers. For the most part, this is caused
when workers:
• Lack proper training
• Have no standards to follow
• Are given the wrong tools for the
job.

When workers lack the right tools


for the job, for example, tasks
become much more difficult, taking more time and
potentially damaging the product.
Eliminating muda, mura, and muri
The purpose of Lean manufacturing is to find
and eliminate muda, mura, and muri, in order to
improve quality, safety, and efficiency. One Lean
tool that can help you eliminate these forms of
waste is the 5S system. 5S helps to eliminate,
clean, and organize the workplace using the five
“S” principles:
1.Sort
2.Set in order
3.Shine
4.Standardize
5.Sustain.

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