Additional Notes for 8-Wastes Identification Checklist
Type of Waste Waste Identification Criteria Additional Information / Examples
1. Defects Similar parts placed next to each other Are there shared benches, multifunctional
tasks, or does everyone has their own
benchspace?
Are prepared buffers organised in date order?
Do they use their own spatula, how are items
organized? Don't have 10 spatulas on the
bench, better to have one clean and other
clean spatulas in drawer below.
Additional tests in workflow Avoid unnecessary tests during balance
Number of SOPs per process Aim to simplify processes wherever possible.
i.e. does SOP cover: "testing" or "testing +
weighing" or "testing + weighing + titration" or
"organization of chemicals + testing +
weighing + changeover (cleaning)"
Perform tasks Right-First-Time It is more efficient to do it right first time. Need
to measure this to be able to improve it.
Available parts match task order Is whatever required for this task available
(ordered, clean, ready)? (i.e. chemicals,
consumables)
2. Over-Production Producing too much or making items Are large volumetric flasks used for standard
earlier or faster than is required by the preparation? Is it necessary to make so much?
actual demand
3. Waiting Time Setup- and change-over time How long is necessary for set-up and
cleaning, to make the system available for the
next weighing or measurement. This is
necessary but non-added value, so should be
reduced.
Overlapping manpower cycles One person needs to wait for the system, as it
(uninterruptible) is in use. For added efficiency, an extra
instrument would be required.
Employee waiting until end of a Person hasn't got time to go and do
measurement something else, so waits for this instrument to
finish.
Employee waiting for a device or an
instruction
Device waiting for employee Instrument idle, not being used.
Employee waiting for parts, chemicals or
results
Type of Waste Waste Identification Criteria Additional Information / Examples
4. Non-Engaged Each employee is involved in the
Employees Continuous Improvement Process (CIP)
Each employee knows his/her daily tasks
and priorities
Employee's last skill assessment Measurement of training effectiveness
Employee's last training course Training frequency
5. Transport Unnecessary unpacking or re-filling Consider ordering consumables already in a
vial. It may be more expensive up front, but
consider what is the cost of the time to
repackage chemicals or 500 pipette tips in a
bag for example.
Repacking or moving parts, chemicals or
devices between workplaces
Selecting parts or chemicals more than
once in a workflow
6. Inventory Idle tools and equipment Consider storage options
Time frame for inventory of small
parts/consumables
Inventory of large parts/consumables or It is not efficient to have every team ordering
chemicals their own chemicals. This leads to excess
stock across the whole company.
Inventory organized using Kanban
7. Motion Steps walked between each workflow task e.g. a separate balance or weighing room will
Number of zones on workbench
Number of tools used in workflow
Distance covered performing all tasks in 2 steps is ideal
workflow
Non added-value time (unnecessary)
8. Extra Steps not in documentation or SOP SOP's are often not perfect. Is something
Processing missing from an SOP?
Steps introduced temporarily i.e. to fix a short-term problem
"Suspects" extra-processing actions Something we simply do but no one really
knows why?
Duplicated steps
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