10 Common Wastes in Offices
Plus 2 Updates and 1 Question on Lean Mfg to kindle your imagination
1 Article for the Week:
When we talk about wastes (in lean), people think about shop floor wastes only. However, there are many wastes in Office environment also. Here are 10 wastes present in most office environments.
1. Multiple / Redundant Data Entries
2. Waiting for information
3. Waiting for Approvals
4. Searching for documents / information
5. Incomplete Information leading to reworks
6. Walking to different desks / cubicles to pass the information
7. Slow ERP systems
8. Excess Reviews and approvals
9. SOPs and processes not defined
10. Lack of proper file storage systems leading to searching
Can you identify these wastes in your office? How to reduce / eliminate these wastes? Please share in the comments.
2 Updates for the Week:
We had conducted a Value Stream Mapping Training to a large FMCG company in South India. The teams had prepared their VSMs and were able to identify a lot of wastes and a set of actions for the future.
Rewards and Recognitions are an integral part of Lean Manufacturing. This picture is from one of our clients based in Abu Dhabi.
1 Question for the Week: