Data Friction is the largest contributor to waste?

Data friction is one of the largest causes of waste in manufacturing, this often leads to wrong decisions. In each of the 8 wastes of lean, poor/lack of access to data contributes in every category. Look at the following examples: 🔸 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: When, where and how much do we transport? 🔸 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: Do we have enough to fulfil the order? 🔸 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Why do we have to move to the other PC to review losses? 🔸 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Todays task list is still not ready? 🔸 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: What is the target? 🔸 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴: Has the reaction completed? 🔸 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀: How long to the lab results? 🔸 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁: Why don’t they give us access to the data and let us make the decisions? Do any of these sounds familiar? How many other examples have you experienced? Simplifying access to data has demonstrated success in: ✅ Eliminating waste ✅ Increasing engagement from our operators ✅ Enabling decision making to the shop floor #continuousimprovement #kaizen #innovation #manufacturing #operationalexcellence #lean #data #datafriction #visualmanagement #tiolethumour #engagement