You will find that a big chunk of your waste can be solved by setting up better systems and getting organised. Systems are covered next week, this week we focus on getting organised…
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A cluttered workplace usually results in searching, waiting and defect waste. It also contributes to an unsafe work environment.
Come up with solutions that permanently fix the waste rather than a ‘quick fix’ sticking plaster approach.
This is easier to achieve if you work through a systematic process, see the steps to getting organised below.
Potential Traps!
- Keeping things you really don’t need because you ‘might need it one day’…chances are if you haven’t used it in a couple of years then you won’t use it at all.
- Storage of things that aren’t used often in places that mean it gets in the way. Locate items that aren’t used often away from the main work areas.
- Not agreeing on a permanent home and labelling it – things will get put down or put away in different places and that will lead to searching waste again.
Once you have completed the above, Step 5 is next...
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Step 5 - Setting up systems
Come up with the right systems to stop waste from coming back, with step 5 of the Waste Hunt Challenge.