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Red Flags

 

What are your “RED FLAGS”?

Rework - Returns—Long Lead Times— Order Mistakes—High WIP—Out of Space—High Turnover—Equipment Downtime - Excessive Material Moves—Shop Organization
 
 
 The 8 Wastes of a Process
  1. Defects
  2. Overproduction (excessive wip)
  3. Waiting (waiting for machine time, order entry, engineering,etc)
  4. Inventory
  5. Transportation
  6. Extra Processing (Rework)
  7. Motion (Tooling Moves,Operator Moves)
  8. Wasted Human Capital