Are you aware about 8 Wastes?
An abundant quantity of waste can occur in the workplace, specifically in a manufacturing process, but do you know what are the 8 most commons wastes and how they affect your organization? Anything that doesn’t add any value for the customer must be considered “waste”, or “Muda”, and all the effort must be made to eliminate that waste. Read our blog, and then complete the 8 wastes on lean quiz below to identify where you already lead effectively, and to explore where your skills need further development.
The real seven wastes (Muda) were developed by Taiichi Ohno, the Chief Engineer at Toyota, as part of the Toyota Production System (TPS). The 7 wastes are Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Overproduction, Over processing & Defects. The 8th waste, non-utilized talent (also called skills), is a significant update to the list of things that becomes a barrier to a company’s success
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Do you think you know about 8 Wastes of Lean? Instructions
Take this quiz and then check your result using the score interpretation. We then direct you to resources that you can use to explore & improve your knowledge and develop your motivation to lead.
Welcome to your 8 Waste on Lean Quiz
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What is the main focus of continuous improvement project?
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Which of the following is not one of the 8 wastes?
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Which acronym is used to remember 8 wastes?
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A wasteful activity that doesn’t add any value is called:
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What is right definition of Muri?
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How will you best describe Waste in “Lean” terms?
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If products don’t meet company standards. Then this type of waste falls into which category?
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In which waste production output is much higher than the needs of the customer?
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What are the causes of Non-utilizing talent?
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Unnecessary movement of parts, equipment, people, or machinery which doesn’t add any value to the process of business transformation falls into which category?
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A rapid improvement effort designed to produce results within a few days is called:
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Which waste ties up money in unsold product, material & storage space?
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Is inventory the “mother of all wastes”?
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Is 99% good an acceptable performance level for critical processes?
