What is Lean??
- Operations: It is an operational strategy to increase productivity by flow of efficiency
- Project Delivery: It shreds away unnecessary effort, time & cost in project development to provide what owner’s values.
- Design: Creative process to prevent error & invent value
Lean Progression©
Lean Waste
It is said 70% of activities performed are non-value added or waste.
Japanese word “Muda-Mura-Muri”
Muda means Waste
| Transportation | Unnecessary process movement |
| Inventory | Quantities beyond immediate need |
| Motion | Movement that adds no value |
| Waiting | Work in progress, stalled |
| Over processing | Finishing beyond need |
| Over Production | Creating before need |
| Defects | Rework |
| Talent | Underutilized people |
| Disrespect | Consuming resources |
Mura means “Overburdening”
| Push Plan | Pressing beyond system limit |
Muri means “Unevenness”
| Variation | Unreliable demand |
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Ar. Asha Jain 