STM Quality Limited
#That was a waste of time$%
or #That was a waste of money$%
or #That was a waste of e&ort$%
Waste
 'ust ima(ine if we )ould
)olle)t all the time to(ether that we have wasted in the
!ast *
 
the money to(ether that
How mu)h money would
 'ust ima(ine if we )ould
)olle)t all the e&ort to(ether that we have wasted in the
!ast *
 
 The !ro+lem with wasted time- money . e&ort is"
/hen its (one1
So what )an we do to eliminate waste,
 
5!erational A)tivity
Value added 5!erations
Any !ro)ess that )han(es the nature- sha!e or )hara)teristi) of the !rodu)t in line with )ustomer re6uirements
e4(4 Pressin(- weldin(- heat treatment4
 This is where we ma3e a !rot$
 
5!erational A)tivity
NonValue added 5!erations
/or3 )arried out whi)h is ne)essary under )urrent )onditions- +ut does not in)rease !rodu)t value4
e4(4 ns!e)tion- tool )han(e- maintenan)e4
 This is where we ma3e a loss$
 
Value !dded and NonValue !dded operations
 The o+8e)tive is to raise the ratio of 9alue added o!erations to non*value  added o!erations and eliminate waste4
WASTE NON-VALUE ADDED VALUE
7W " The Elimination o Waste
So- now we understand the di&eren)e in value added . non* value added o!erations- what are the +enets in eliminatin( all waste,
: ;edu)ed )osts
: <reater =a!a)ity
> 5ver*!rodu)tion
2 nventory
multitude of !ro+lems4 C)essive set*u!
times- ma)hine faults- ris3 of !rodu)in(
o+solete sto)34
!ro+lems4 Stora(e leads to sta)3in(-
ra)3in(- so!histi)ated )om!uters- +ar
that adds no value to the !rodu)t4
 
value4 Lar(e trans!ort is easily identied +ut
small trans!ort su)h as manual la+our may
not +e so noti)ea+le4 These )an +e im!roved
+y )han(es to the wor3 environment4
 
mouldin( to a level that is +eyond the
re6uired standard adds etra time that
)ustomers do not want to !ay for4
 
wor3 from their !revious set*u! or
waitin( for )y)les to nish- or meetin(s
to start4
5!erator Motion
 
and !ro)edures )reated +y mana(ement4
f o!erators fail it is +e)ause the !ro)ess
allowed them to fail throu(h inade6uate
trainin( or +e)ause the !ro)ess was not
)a!a+le in the rst !la)e4
 
So- now we understand the 7 wastes- we )an"
• Produ)e only what is neededD
• =arry only essential sto)3D
• Ese trans!ortation more wiselyD
• Plan our !rodu)tion !ro)essesD
• Put our e&orts to the +est !ossi+le useD
•  Train to ma3e 6uality wor3 every time$