What is Waiting waste
Waiting waste is waiting for anything (e.g. equipment, instructions, materials).
Lean Yellow Belt tools
You can use these Lean Yellow Belt tools to eliminate or reduce waiting Muda (waste):
- Kaizen (Continuous Improvement)
- Standardized Work
Lean Green Belt tools
You can use these Lean Green Belt tools to eliminate or reduce waiting Muda (waste):
- Just-In-Time (JIT)
- Kaizen task-force workshops (a.k.a. Kaizen Blitz or Kaizen Event)
- Short Interval Control (SIC)
- Single-Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
- Value Stream Map (VSM)
Lean Black Belt tools
You can use these Lean Black Belt tools to eliminate or reduce waiting Muda (waste):
- Heijunka (Level Scheduling)
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
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