Motion | GoLeanSixSigma.com

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 unit and excess motion increases cycle time. Motion is one of the 8 Wastes.

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Tracy O'Rourke

Tracy is a Master Black Belt 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.