ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, THERE ARE ONLY 7 MUDA

OR WASTE IN PRODUCTION
According to Toyota there are 7
Observable Waste in production.
They are:
1. Over-production – the mother
of all waste
2. Motion
3. Waiting
4. Inventory
5. Conveyance (or
transportation)
6. Excessive Processing
7. Repair (Correction)
ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, THERE ARE ONLY 7 MUDA
OR WASTE IN PRODUCTION
Why Seven Wastes?
“In Japanese Culture, there was a famous
warrior monk named “Benkei” who was
know to carry seven weapons he used to
win all of his battles.”
- Dr. Ishikawa
“Mr. Ohno often changed famous words
of the old great people a little to teach us
a spirit of improvement in an easy-to-
understand manner. Yes, I think it is
something Mikawa culture people
understood.”
- Conversation on Toyota and Mikawa
Legendary
culture with Akihiko Murata san Warrior Monk
March 19, 2020 Benkei
ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, THERE ARE ONLY 7 MUDA
OR WASTE IN PRODUCTION
Why Seven Wastes?
Mr. Ohno wanted to get workers
involved in recognizing waste in
order to eliminate production
MUDA through Kaizen.

So, teach team-members to

recognize their version of the 7
Wastes, then teach them how to
use kaizen techniques to eliminate
waste in their work.
ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, THERE ARE ONLY 7 MUDA
OR WASTE IN PRODUCTION
So, what about the “So-Called” 8th
Waste, which no one can agree on:
? Knowledge?
? Talent?
? Underutilization?
? People?????????
This type of waste is not observable by a Production
Workers.
Further, underutilization of people’s knowledge, talent,
skill, etc. is a form of Management Muda! according to
Mr. Ohno:

“It is Management's responsibility to identify

excess manpower and utilize it effectively.”
- Taiichi Ohno
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