Introduction to Lean and Waste Training Slides

Waste analysis is simplified by analyzing where there is excessive time in the process--Lean is producing and delivering the highest quality products and services at the lowest possible cost, by eliminating all non valued-added activities in the processes. Most companies have them - ongoing problems that result in scrap or rework on a regular basis. The problems may be addressed, but they're never fully solved. And it's no surprise that many firms also have issues with delivery and waste. Lean principles have proven not only to be universal, but to be universally successful at improving results. Lean thinking looks at the value chain and asks: How can things be structured so that the enterprise does nothing but add value, and does that as rapidly as possible? All the intermediate steps and intermediate time is eliminated. All that's left are the time, the people and the activities that add value for the customer. The first step in lean thinking is to understand what value is and wh