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Non-Utilized Talent refers to the concept that employees are not being utilized to their full capability or, conversely that they are engaged in tasks that

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Muda is the Japanese term for “waste” which refers to anything in a process that does not add value from the customer’s perspective. The 8

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Motion refers to the movement of employees involved in a given task. Motion refers only to the movement of the person as opposed to the

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Mistake-Proofing, also known as Poka-yoke, means to consciously and diligently try to eliminate defects by preventing human errors before they occur or create alarms to

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Lean Culture refers to the combination of defining customer value, aligning around a common purpose, striving for perfection while at the same time respecting and

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Lean is a systematic method for the elimination of waste from a process with the goal of providing what is of value to the customer.

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Lead time is the measure of the cycle time from the moment a customer places an order to the moment they receive the desired goods

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Just-In-Time is a system for producing and delivering the right items, at the right time, in the right place, and in the right amounts. This

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Inventory is the materials, parts or units sitting unused in a process. Excess inventory before a process step indicates a bottleneck and maintaining more inventory

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Gemba is a Japanese term that translates to the “real place” or where the work takes place. “Going to Gemba” is a philosophy that instructs

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