The Seven Wastes, with Jeff Kaas

Any one of the seven deadly wastes can kill your lean activities before they even get started. In this series, Jeff Kaas, the president of Kaas Tailored, presents the seven wastes to a tour group at his facility, who are there to witness and learn from Kaas Tailored's transformative lean initiatives.

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Learning the Seven Wastes with Jeff Kaas (Full Presentation)

Jeff Kaas, President of Kaas Tailored, lists the 7 Wastes using different examples, including the perspective of a 9-year-old boy. This is Jeff's full seven wastes presentation.

  • 0:36 The 7 Wastes
  • 4:05 What a 9-year-old has to say about defects
  • 5:30 Defects
  • 6:00 Processing
  • 8:40 Inventory
  • 23:00 Waiting
  • 23:48 Motion
  • 26:56 Transport
  • 28:30 Overproduction

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  1. Introduction to the Seven Wastes, with Jeff Kaas03:34
  2. Defects, with Jeff Kaas04:42
  3. Inventory, with Jeff Kaas07:29
  4. Processing, with Jeff Kaas07:09
  5. Waiting, with Jeff Kaas00:52
  6. Motion, with Jeff Kaas04:26
  7. Transportation, with Jeff Kaas01:35
  8. Overproduction, with Jeff Kaas11:33
  9. Learning the Seven Wastes with Jeff Kaas (Full Presentation)39:56

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