The Muda of Producing Rejects

The last form of muda is that of pro­duc­ing rejects. It’s most harm­ful in a batch pro­duc­tion sys­tem, where, when a defect is detect­ed, it may force the rejec­tion of entire lots of prod­uct. You’ll also see how a more effi­cient flow shop works.

• 0:11 – How a batch sys­tem mul­ti­plies rejects in entire lots
• 1:14 – A more effec­tive flow shop pro­duc­tion line
• 1:54 – Auto­mat­ed machin­ery vs. automation