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Using the MUDA approach, all processes have three distinct subsets, Value added (VA), Non-value added (NVA) and Required Non-Value Added (RNVA). Kaizen events help eliminate MUDA by identifying the NVA activities in a process.
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Value Added Activity (VA)
An activity that changes raw material to meet customer expectations.
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Non-Value Added Activity (NVA)
Those activities that take time, or occupy space but do not add to the value of the product.
Some activities are required non value add (RNVA). They are usually required to keep the business running or may be by law. Examples may be workplace health and safety, recruitment, staff training governance, etc.
In a traditional improvement environment the processor may simply try to work faster, resulting in a 10% improvement to that VA step of the process.
Pd training continual improvement specialists can help you assess your processes and eliminate waste across New Zealand including Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch.
In a traditional improvement environment the processor may simply try to work faster, resulting in a 10% improvement to that VA step of the process.
Pd training continual improvement specialists can help you assess your processes and eliminate waste across New Zealand including Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch.
In a waste focused improvement you would target and eliminate the waste - a much bigger target and outcome.
There are typically seven wastes
7 wastes
- Transportation
- Inventory
- Motion
- Waiting
- Over-processing
- Over-production
- Defects
Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is the method used to visualise an entire process and to identify the VA, NVA and RNVA in any given process.
A value stream map looks quite complicated, but its concept is quite simple. It is basically a map showing how the product's life cycle begins and ends. The customer is usually the start and end point.
A value stream map looks quite complicated, but its concept is quite simple. It is basically a map showing how the product's life cycle begins and ends. The customer is usually the start and end point.
The process has four steps
