The third form of wast that I'd like to discuss is transport. The transportation of goods externally from distribution centers to the consumer or the internal transport of assemblies of product in the manufacturing process. Wasteful transport can also be inefficient means of transferring information within an office or business facility. One rule of thumb that I've picked up from my experience in the optical glass industry is that minimizing the occurrences of handling adds value and security that the product will not be damaged. Reducing or eliminating setup and tear-down times also adds to reducing non-value added activity. I can baseline your current system through tools such as a spaghetti diagram and standard work combination chart to address the excessive transport in your operation.
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