Across
- 3. Determine what is needed and move everything else to an assigned storage location.
- 4. Are mistakes that require additional time, resources and money to fix.
- 6. Refers to producing too much of a product or service and/or producing it before it is needed.
- 7. Occurs whenever work has to stop for reasons that can include the next person in line being overwhelmed, something breaking down, waiting for approval or materials, or running out of something.
- 10. Is defined by any excess movement caused by employees or machines that does not add value to the product, service or process.
- 12. Create a place for everything and keep it there until it is needed.
- 13. Companies can reap great benefits when they recognize the value of skills and improvement ideas from all levels of the business, and can suffer when they are not effectively engaging in the process.
Down
- 1. Often occurs when multiple versions of the same task are created, when an organization processes more than is required or as a result of long-winded poorly designed processes.
- 2. Create standards to stay organized and clean.
- 5. Is waste caused by moving things around.
- 8. Occurs when there is supply in excess of real customer demand, masking real production.
- 9. Keep your space consistently clean.
- 11. Make the working conditions and processes consistent so it’s easy to see when something is out of place.