Leanspeak: The Productivity Business Improvement Dictionary
The one-stop, concise dictionary to business lingo.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Leanspeak: The Productivity Business Improvement Dictionary
W: Waste World-Wide Web
waste
basically, anything that adds cost or time without adding value. There are many different kinds of wastes in manufacturing. See seven muda.
water beetle or water spider
See materials handler.
weakness
lacking the skill, ability, or proficiency to function properly or accomplish goals. An organization s weaknesses put it at risk. Organizational weaknesses are made clear by gap analysis. Contrast with strength.
window analysis
a modification of Johari s window, window analysis is a technique to determine the root cause(s) of a performance problem by analyzing the contribution of any two parties (individuals or organizational units) to the problem. Party X and Party Y mark answers to questions about their practices, procedures, and work instructions on a tic-tac-toe-like grid. Practices, procedures, and work instructions have three categories: known and practiced, known and not practiced, or unknown. See business process tools for links to other tools.
withdrawal kanban
See kanban.
work cell
See cell.
work in process
material in the process of having value added to it being converted into salable goods. In lean manufacturing the quantity of work in process is controlled for maximum efficiency of product flow.
workplace organization and standardization
See five S.
workplace scan
the preliminary activity of five S, it is an evaluation of workplace conditions and activities prior to beginning the five steps. Boundaries for the cleanup area and the stakeholders are identified, an area map and arrow diagram is drawn, and before conditions are photographed and checked-off...
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