Extra Processing - GoLeanSixSigma.com

Extra Processing refers to the concept of adding more features or producing a product or service of higher quality than required by the customer. Extra-Processing is one of the 8 Wastes.

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Tracy O'Rourke

Tracy is a Managing Partner at GoLeanSixSigma.com, the co-author of The Problem-Solver’s Toolkit and co-host of the Just-in-Time Cafe. She is also a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Instructor at UC San Diego and teaches in San Diego State University’s Lean Enterprise Program. For almost 20 years, she has helped leading organizations like Washington State, Charles Schwab and GE build problem-solving muscles.

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