That is why Lean teams use DOWNTIME:

Defects

Overproduction

Waiting

Non-utilized talent

Transportation

Inventory excess

Motion waste

Extra processing

How to spot waste:

Use simple waste checks:

Ask better questions:

Then counter waste with discipline:

Waste is easier to remove
when the process is clear.

Know the waste.
See the waste.
Eliminate the waste.

That is how Lean improvement becomes daily work.

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PS: Waste often looks like normal work.
That is why we must learn to see it.