Defects

• Work completed incorrectly or product not meeting standard defined.
• Defects cause rework.

Over-production

• Producing more than immediately needed.
• Inventory becomes obsolete.

Waiting

• Delay in the process due to waiting on materials, machines, or people.

Non-used Talent

• Employees not allowed to handle tasks that they are intellectually capable to do and/or systems with capabilities to streamline processes not implemented.

Travel

• Movement of material, paper, or information including shipping, moving, carrying or lifting.

Inventory

• Stockpiling of supplies, work in progress, and products.
• Unneeded files, extra supplies, unnecessary copies, excessive unread, emails, etc.

Motion

• Any movement by people, including walking, bending, and reaching; which is not directly related to value-added work.

Excess-processing

• Doing more than required to reach the outcome.
• Excessive signatures