Waste Types
Product Waste
Downtime
Preventing Wastes and Delays
Voice of the People
100

This splice for Line 1 generated 52.04 msf of waste while its counterpart generated 34.69 msf. 

What is bottom splice?

100

At 289.46 msf for Line 3, this board type has generated the most dry waste. 

What is 5/8" FCTE 48"?

100

The quality department plays a large roll in helping diagnose this type of waste.

What are defects?

100

This part of the plant has been recently replaced to prevent rain damage to Line 1 Products.

What is the roof?

100

Mill operates must take time to go to another location due to this being out of order.

What is the mill office bathroom?

200

At 129.80 msf for Line 3, this waste involves too much exposure to heat.

What is burned board?

200

This popular Line 1 Product has generated 3.89 msf of waste.

What is 5/8" Baseboard FCX SE 47 3/4". 

200

The scalehouse operator having to track down a sample form crusher, pile, and pits.

What is motion?
200
Attaching motors to these containers helped reduce motion waste.

What are the siloxane containers?

200

Specialty operators have a hard time placing the this object due to the current catwalk layout.

What is the laminate roll?

300

At 25.20 msf of waste for Line 3, this type can occur when the slurry isn't full enclosed. 

What is open edges?

300

This new product has generated 21.04 msf of wet waste.

What is 1/2" Ultralight Tough 48"?

300

Recrushing sidewall rock due to temporary fixes in the AG Plant.

What is extra extraprocessing?

300

This equipment recently got a large overhaul to increase its efficiency and reduce time spent on maintenance.

What is the Kettle?

300

Considered by some to be the biggest waste in the loading department.

What is paper usage?

400

At 63.96 msf for Line 1, this waste is generated when production switches from one edge type to another.

What is Edge Formation Changeover?

400

At 0.78 msf for Line 1, this product has generated the least dry waste. 

What is 5/8" Glass Mat VHI Interior?

400
This waste is avoided by only taking water cars to the quarry when the rock shed is full. 

What is overproduction?

400

This project aims to eliminate the need for a Line 1 operator to place a label on a finished stack of drywall, eliminating some Non-utilized talent.

What is the Print and Apply project?

400

These can often delay planners in scheduling work orders as they have to wait for clarification. 

What are under-detailed work requests?

500

At 0.10 msf, this is the smallest wet or dry waste type generated between both lines.

What is edge formation paper for Line 3?

500

The grand total of this kind of waste for both lines is much closer together than the other kind.

What is the wet wastes?

500

Likely the most common waste that the engineering department faces.

What is waiting?

500

These can be caused by not monitoring the moisture content of gypsum before it enters the mill.

What is processing delays and poor calcination?

500

These people cause waiting to be one of the engineers biggest wastes.

What is Contractors?

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