MUDA in the lean concept means waste. In the production sector, we distinguish 7 types of waste:
- Transport (Relocation) – unnecessary movement of material and products
- Warehousing - limiting excess inventory
- Movement - inefficient movement of workers
- Waiting – Downtime and waiting are a waste
- Overproduction - production beyond customer requirements
- Redundant processing - quality and processing that is no longer required by the customer is a waste
- Defects - production of defective products
MUDA in administrative activities:
- Human potential - the unused potential of workers and their creativity
- Inappropriate or non-functioning information systems
- Unclear strategy - unnecessary implementation of activities that are not in accordance with the company's strategy
- Not taking advantage of a market opportunity is a waste
- Unnecessary administration and an inefficient system is a waste
- Customer burden