The 8 Wastes
VA & NVA
Analyze this
Analyze More
Wildcard
100

Listening to elevator music while customer service puts you on hold 

What is waiting

100

If it is not done right the first time, change the product or service in some way, and the customer is not willing to pay for it, it is called this:

What is non-value added or waste?

100

Asking this 5 times

What is "why"

100

A step or change necessary for future steps but is not noticed by the final customer.

What is business value added?(Lesson 6 page 17)

100

The 5 Whys is used in this phase of Six Sigma methodology

What is Analyze

(Lesson 6 page 20)

200

Storage of Ipads in a secure facility until someone orders them 

What is inventory

200

Doesn't add value as defined by this

What is the customer?

200

The sole purpose for asking why

What is identify the root cause?

200

The step is done right the first time, I am willing to pay for it, but it doesn't change in form is this

What is non-value added 

(Lesson 6 page 17)

200

The five Whys can be used individually or as part of the ___

What is the fishbone diagram?

(Lesson 6 page 22)

300

Delivering a part to the next workstation so they can perform their task

What is transportation

300

This looks at the existing key processes that supply customer requirements in order to identify things that don't add value for the customer.

What is process analysis?

(Lesson 6 page 4)

300

Use this tool to help identify potential "Xs" or contributors to the problem

brainstorming / fishbone

300

Typical processes have this % of value added steps

What is less than 5%?

(Lesson 6 page 17)

300

Think of work in these two dimensions

What is: "where is the value space" and "what distracts us from our core process intent in #1 above (noise)?

(Lesson 6 page 18)

400

Manually peeling the crust off of a sandwich so it looks fancy

What is over processing

400

A histogram is this kind of tool

What is a data analysis tool?

(Lesson 6 page 2)

400

Before you ask why document this

What is the problem

400

The five why's help find the root cause of this

What is the problem

(Lesson 6 page 20)

400

This waste represents not including a Yellow belt on a six sigma team but expecting them to adopt the changes.

What is underutilizing people?

(Lesson 6 page 19)

500

I ordered soup and you gave me salad

What is defect?

500

The time it takes for each product or document to come out of the process

What is cycle time?


(Lesson 6 page 6)

500

The head of the fishbone contains this

What is the problem (statement)

500

Who said "only the inquiring mind solves problems"?

Who is Edward Hodnett?

(Lesson 6 page 22)

500
Reaching below the knee to get a part in order to complete your process step is this type of waste

What is motion?

(Lesson 6 page 19)