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What is The seven wastes (muda)?

The seven named categories of non-value-adding activity a lean factory looks for: transportation, inventory, motion, waiting, overproduction, overprocessing and defects.

This term in other languages

Arabicأنواع الهدر السبعة (مودا)
FrenchLes sept gaspillages (muda)
TurkishYedi israf türü (muda)

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The seven classic wastes and how each one shows up in a garment factory

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