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Let’s Join ForcesWaste in manufacturing is not just leftover metal shavings and wood dust – it’s also anything along the production process that costs unnecessary resources. These resources can be time, labor, or physical materials.
This is a broad category, and can cover anything from wages due to overstaffing shifts to an unnecessary amount of plastic casing for shipping. Because industrial waste can take many forms, manufacturers often refer to abstract systems of waste in order to define it.
The two major management systems about waste in manufacturing are TPS’ 3M categories and Lean’s DOWNTIME acronym.
Both can be referred to simultaneously, along with any other helpful frameworks for identifying and eliminating waste.
2 major methodologies: TPS (3M) & Lean (DOWNTIME)
Waste is anything that doesn’t add value to final product
Goal of sustainable manufacturing is to reduce waste as much as possible
The TPS definition of waste is known as 3M, or the Japanese words Muda, Muri, and Mura. Manufacturing waste can be sorted into these three categories, as translated from Japanese:
The definition of waste according to lean manufacturing principles is known as the 8 Wastes, or the acronym DOWNTIME.
Unfortunately, waste management in industrial operations is a continuous process. This is because ideally, a factory is a system with constant flow towards quality output. In manufacturing, you can’t make something from nothing; there are always byproducts.
Manufacturers can increase profits and decrease carbon offsets by targeting these unique types of waste. The result is a leaner, greener, more efficient production line that benefits everyone – stakeholders, workers, and customers alike.
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