Work-in-process (sometimes written as work-in-process and sometimes called work in progress) is a product or service that is partially completed. These goods have had something done to them, so are no longer considered raw materials or component parts. Lean attempts to minimize the amount of work in process to keep Read more…
Transportation waste is the unnecessary movement of parts, double handling of materials, or shuffling of inventory to get access to the right components. Transportation waste is one of the seven wastes that Taiichi Ohno identified as barriers to flow. It is obvious why moving parts further than necessary is wasteful. Read more…
A work cell is an area in a Lean company organized around the production of a specific product or product group. A work cell should be designed to promote flow and reduce waste. One of the biggest benefits that a work cell offers is proximity. When downstream processes are located Read more…