What is Motion Waste?
Do you remember the epiphany I had about Lean Management while emptying the dishwasher? It was triggered by a simple question: should I staple similar things, which belong into a cupboard far away from...
View ArticleTask Switching is Motion Waste
This type of motion waste is not as obvious: switching between tasks. Every time you interrupt something in order to do something else, you need to adjust. People who do a lot of task switching can...
View ArticleHow to Measure and Reduce Motion Waste
How do you measure motion waste? On a large and medium scale, time and distance are good measures. On a small scale, distance alone should suffice. For mental motion, count the tasks you are performing...
View ArticleHow to Reduce Task Switching (Motion Waste)
In an earlier post I discussed, that task switching is a kind of motion waste. You could look for the other methods to reduce this kind of waste, but I suggest to chose different approaches in this...
View ArticleWhat is Transportation Waste?
When I commute I carry a large backpack with me: Laptop, power adapter, tablet, food for the day, letters, pens, two mobile phones, notes, sometimes a book or two. You name it, it is in there; we are...
View Article7+1 Reasons Why a Bicycle Vacation is Lean
Did you ever consider a bicycle vacation? Heare are eight reasons why you should consider a bicycle vacation: Less Waiting Waste: You most probably won’t stand in a traffic jam and you don’t sit around...
View ArticleMicro-Sport (Exercise)
From the Lean perspective, sport is ambivalent: On the one hand, it can be fun and improve your health, thus adding value. On the other hand, you can view it as motion for the sake of motion, which...
View ArticleWhy Motion is Not Work
The most astonishing result of my “Worst Waste Survey” (on the sidebar) so far is that out of 47 votes exactly 0 (zero) votes are for motion waste. This is an interesting contrast to a quote from...
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