Waste reviewed at captains meeting

THE WASTE OF MOTION/MOVEMENT

Definition: Any movement of people or machines, which does not add value to the product or service.

Some signals:

Looking to find tools
Excessive reaching/bending
Machines/material too far apart (Walk Time)
Excess moving of material

Some causes:

Equipment, office & plant layout
Lack of workplace organization
Poor machine/man effectiveness
Inconsistent work methods

Some examples at Industrial Mold:

CNC Department:
Walking to the phone to ask questions
Walking to tool cabinet to get tooling
Driving the fork lift to get material, and take it to another department

EDM Department:
Walking to get tooling and carbons
Walking to find the forklift to load the machine

Manual/Polish/Assembly Department
Walking to find finished material and components
Walking to get tools
Walking to get information or instructions from Mark

Design/Programming
Walking to plotter/printer
Taking drawings and program sheets to the shop floor

Shipping/Receiving
Walking to front office to get paperwork for jobs that are shipping
Walking to front office to pass on paperwork for shipments received