MUDA MURA MURI - The 3 M's of Lean Strategy
MUDA MURA MURI Just what are Muda, Mura, and Muri? The 3Ms of waste in Lean Manufacturing When people think of waste in manufacturing they usually only think about all of the scrap material that gets thrown away or if you're luckily recycled, they often forget about all of the other actions that waste our time, our resources and our MONEY. In this blog, we will discuss Muda Muda is any activity or process that does not add value; a physical waste of your time, resources and ultimately your money. These wastes were categorized by Taiichi Ohno within the Toyota production system, they are; Transport; the movement of products between operations, and locations. Inventory; the work in progress (WIP) and stocks of finished goods and raw materials that a company holds. Motion; the physical movement of a person or machine whilst conducting an operation. Waiting; the act of waiting for a machine to finish, for product to arrive, or any other cause. Overpro