Question

egarding the Eight Types of Waste that must be eliminated to implement lean systems, excessive movement and material handling of product between processes is part of which general waste category?
a. Motion.
b. Transportation.
c. Inappropriate Processing.
d. Underutilization of Employees.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is A) Motion waste

Explanation:

Motion Waste is any type of waste that is not to the benefit of the customer, or that does not increase the value of the product.

In this example, the question refers to the material handling of the product as excessive, and also lets us know, that this excessive handling happens in serveral processes. None of these increase the value of the product, otherwise they would not be reffered to as excessive, therefore, the question presents a classical example of motion waste, and the production process is not a lean system.