Features of Lean Production

Question 1

overprocessing

Answer 1

adding more features/functions to a product than is necessary to meet the needs of customers

Question 2

time

Answer 2

delays in production process or delivery process have negative impacts on productivity and
perceptions of quality (delays may occur due to excessive movement of employees between workstations,
which reduces labor productivity)

Question 3

human effort

Answer 3

tasks may need to be reworked due to waste from substandard/defective output

Question 4

energy

Answer 4

leaving on lights, heater or AC when unused drains financial resources

Question 5

resources and materials

Answer 5

there can be waste of materials and resources that have not been used efficiently (e.g. floor space)