Eliminating Wasteful Transportation

2021-10-01

Review: From a business standpoint these are the “Seven Mudas” for eliminating waste: Moving: Excessive movement of people or machines. It is more common to talk about people movement, as this leads to wasted effort and time. Transportation: Moving a product or material and the costs generated by this process. Waiting: A person or process inaction on the manufacturing line. Overproduction: When there are more parts in production than customers are pur...

Review:

From a business standpoint these are the “Seven Mudas” for eliminating waste:

Moving: Excessive movement of people or machines. It is more common to talk about people movement, as this leads to wasted effort and time.
Transportation: Moving a product or material and the costs generated by this process.
Waiting: A person or process inaction on the manufacturing line.
Overproduction: When there are more parts in production than customers are purchasing. This type of waste spells big trouble for an organization.
Excess processing: Products that must be repaired to satisfy customers needs.
Inventory: A valuable product or material that is waiting for processing or to be sold.
Defects: Scrap or products that require rework.

I wanted to cover the same mudas, but apply these to our personal lives!

Last episode was on wasteful motion: how we need to put systems, policies, and procedures in place so we do not have to repeat mistakes over and over again.

Today: Wasteful Transportation

When I think of transportation I immediately think of carrying something. So today’s topic is really about carrying the wrong things that we shouldn’t be. The Bible says, “Cast your cares…” and another is “Take my yoke, for my burden is light…”, but how many of us go through things and decide, “I’m placing this problem in your hands God” or “I’m leaving this at the foot of the cross” and after we pray, go right where we left it, pick it up, and carry it around complaining, that if only i had the strength, or help, or support…

It’s there! Actually what is happening, we are going back to wasteful motions. When we say we are “giving it to God” we really need a plan in place or an accountability partner to safeguard us from circling back and picking it right back up.

Are there things you want to stop carrying? I know its a lot easier said than done, but this is why you have a group to help you. This is why you come up with a plan to keep you from the places you don’t want to go back too.

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