This is a breakdown of the 8 wastes for you to get an understanding. The acronym “wormpits” is an easy one to remember. Check it out below and don’t hesitate to contact us for a free session to assist your team identify these wastes.
Waiting:
- Delays for parts assignments?
- Delays for lab test results?
- Delays to fit staff schedules?
- Excessive signatures or approvals required?
- Too much dependency on others to complete a task?
- Cross-departmental resource commitment issues?
Overproduction:
- Ordering more consumables than required for expected build?
- Entering repetitive information on item documents?
- Repeating the same questions across multiple assessments?
- Producing more paperwork than needed?
- Ordering more tests or services than what is required by the customer?
Rejects:
- Retesting due to inadequate sample, or wrong process earlier?
- Wrong parts, wrong site, wrong design, wrong time?
- Incorrect information on a document?
Motion:
- Searching for patients?
- Searching for charts, notes, test results, data?
- Searching for other staff to assist with a task?
- Searching for equipment for a task?
- Hand-carrying paper work to another process or department regularly?
Processing:
- Repeating tests due to lack of information on prior tests?
- Duplicating reports or information?
- Ordering more tests, parts, and consumables than required for this item?
Inventory:
- Paperwork awaiting task completion by others?
- Stockpiling supplies of any kind?
- Obsolete supplies in the area?
- Obsolete equipment in the area?
Transport:
- Excessive movement of components?
- Moving parts too early for next activity?
- Delivering documents that are not required?
- Delivery of samples, sub assemblies, equipment too early or too late?
- Delivery to incorrect location?
Staff Utilisation:
- Staff mismatched to work requirements?
- Lack of flexibility / cross-training to help in other areas?
- Rosters mismatched to patient workload?
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