Toyota influence on my way - Part 2

8 Wastes we must avoid 1) Overproduction :- leads to waste of materials,space,money. Going for batch approach rather than Just In time. With today's fast moving world, JIT approach exceeds Batch by a long distance. 2) Waiting :- Waiting for some resource , some person. In industries workers not having work in the hours define for working. 3) Unnecessary Movements :- Transportation, Moving here and there to ask a thing. Movements of parts by company from one facility to another. 4) Over-processing :- Adds extra step into the process, with no improvement to anybody or anything. 5) Excess Inventory or Excess work :- Leads to waste of time , workers and money. Taking too much work for a short time approach will hamper long term planning as will include more of everything, which will be difficult to layoff in longer periods. 6) Defects/Rework/Scrap/Replacement :- All these are results of not having a process to follow, having too much work , fast decision making. 7) Unused Employee Creativity :- Losing ideas,skills,money by not having appropriate work for a employee which he/she is hired for. Not having regular meetings to discuss problems or new approach with employees i.e non-involvement of people by management 8) Overlapping of work :- Thinking of peer to be less qualified from you for that job.