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Do you often forget the 7 forms of lean waste? Try the acronym TIM WOOD to make it easy to remember. Did you know there are versions with 8 forms of waste? Use the acronym TIM WOODS, where S represents skills, or under utilization of the workers skills, also called the loss of human capital. We also added the DOWNTIME acronym, using N for Non-utilized talent.
TIM WOODS
T = Transportation
I = Inventory
M = Motion
W = Waiting
O = Overprocessing
O = Overproduction
D = Defects
S = Skills
DOWNTIME
D = Defects
O = Overproduction
W = Waiting
N = Non-utilized Talent
T = Transportation
I = Inventory
M = Motion
E = Extra processing
Check out some examples of each of the 8 wastes >>>
Watch the video to learn more about TIM WOODS. Evaluate a pizza making video, and see if you can identify all the wastes.
TIM WOODS – 7 forms of waste
TIM WOODS – 8 forms of waste
NEW! Now includes Waste Observation Form and DOWNTIME acronym, to use when doing your gemba walks, to write down the wastes you observe. You can also get these files online as Google Sheets documents.
NEW! We have also included a Spanish version of the 8 wastes form (Formulario de Observación de Residuos), using the following terms: Transporte, Inventario, Movimiento, Esperando, Sobre Procesos, Sobre Produccion, Defectos, and Habilidades.
Watermark does not show up on the downloaded version. The (3) powerpoint slides can be modified with your company logo. Insert into your training materials, or print and hang up around your work area.
Want to see all the slides? Download a PDF version, with watermark overlay >>>
NEW! Now includes the 8 Wastes Improvement Form, a file you can print out for your employees. They fill it out, and turn it in, and the manager can review it and coach them on how to implement or test out their idea.
Now that you understand the 8 forms of waste, what’s next? Check out some FREE lean videos about how to reduce or eliminate these wastes >>>
