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q2 Case Study
q2 Case Study
This exercise established that waste was present in three main areas: production, inbound materials
and outbound products
Production
Waste
Inbound materials
Area
Outbound products
I. To find Key areas where waste was found included excess handling, waiting
time and defects. For example, raw materials, packaging and finished goods
were handled multiple times
II. For waiting issues included blockages, idle machinery and trucks being made
to wait at loading bays
III. To revealed other areas that could be further improved. These included label
application on bottles, bottle cap application and finished bottle damage
IV. As the final area for improvement identified was that of water usage