Lean Manufacturing: Slim Your Waste

Typically, NVA activities will take up more than 98 percent of the total value stream lead time. Using the data from the examples in Tables 1 and 2, the value-added to non-value-added ratio is one second VA to 1438 seconds NVA (601.24 sec. to 864,000 sec.).

Once printing and packaging managers know what waste truly is and where to begin looking for it, tools from the Lean toolbox can be applied to find and eliminate waste. The benefits of implementing Lean practices can be significant and go right to the bottom line. pP