Inspiration Bucket - Challenges

Get inspired by a list of Challenges you can launch in your site.

Do you need some inspiration to launch new Challenges? Look at this list of Challenges, organized by recurring business problems.

The 8 Wastes of Lean

1. Defects

• Reduce scrap of line X by Y%.
• Eliminate unnecessary things on your workstation by applying 5'S principles.
• Propose ideas to improve autonomous maintenance.

2. Overproduction

• Generate ideas to increase communication between teams.
• Reduce setup time of process X by Y%.
• Propose poka-yoke mechanisms to reduce setup time of line X.

3. Waiting

• Increase throughput of line X by Y%.
• Improve fill-rate of X material to avoid downtimes on process Y.
• Eliminate mechanical failures of process X.

4. Non-Utilized Talent

• Eliminate downtime in line X.
• Propose ideas to improve our work environment.
• Propose ideas to increase employee engagement in their work.

5. Transportation

Reduce movements of parts inside the plant.

Find local suppliers for material X.

Increase continuous flow processing.

6. Inventory

• Improve forecast accuracy of product X by Y%.
• Apply Kanban principles on the site.
• Implement ideas to increase communication between Sales and Production.

7. Motion

• Improve the visual administration of your site.
• Increase the ergonomics of your workstation.
• Reduce loading and unloading times in the Logistics Department.

8. Excess Processing (Over-Processing)

• Eliminate all unnecessary activities of your processes.
• Reduce water consumption of the site by X%.
• Reduce energy consumption of the site by X%.

Updated on: 02/05/2024