You mark the waste at every process step and see which type comes up most often
The Muda analysis in LeanShift goes through the steps of a recording. At every step you mark which of the seven types of waste apply, and the summary counts the marks per type and the steps affected.
Benefits
Seven Waste Types per Step
Transport, inventory, motion, waiting, overproduction, over-processing and defects are available at every step. One step can carry several types.
A Note for Every Mark
For every type you mark at a step, you can add a note, for example what exactly you observed.
The Most Frequent Type on Top
The summary shows a bar for each type of waste with the number of marks, sorted by count. Below it you see how many steps are affected and what share of all steps that is.
In the PDF Report and the Excel File
When you export, you choose whether marks and notes go along, as a section of their own in the PDF report and as a sheet of their own in the Excel file.
How It Works
Record the Process
You measure the steps of a process in a recording. On the Analysis page, you show the Muda section under Customize.
Mark the Waste
At every step you tap the types that apply and can add a note. Tapping again removes the mark.
Read the Summary
The bars show which type you marked most often. Below them is the share of affected steps, highlighted from 51%.
Derive Countermeasures
The waste types marked most often become the basis for targeted improvement.
Use Cases
- -Going through an assembly or inspection sequence step by step in one recording for the seven types of waste
- -Pre-Kaizen assessment showing which waste types were marked most often
- -Assigning the steps of a changeover to a type of waste, such as waiting or motion
- -Reviewing processes in several departments for waste, with one recording per process
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the seven types of waste (Muda) that the tool covers?
The Muda analysis offers the seven classic types of waste, namely transport, inventory, motion, waiting, overproduction, over-processing and defects. Their English initials form the mnemonic TIMWOOD.
Can I add my own waste types?
No. The Muda analysis offers the seven types of waste as a fixed set. For every mark at a step, you can add a note, for example what exactly you observed.
How does the Muda analysis connect to other LeanShift features?
Your marks and notes belong to the recording whose steps you marked. When you export, they go along as a section of their own in the PDF report and as a sheet of their own in the Excel file.