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Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Purposedifferent
For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min30 min Setup, dann laufend30-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogRAID Log, Status Report SourceObservation Notes, Improvement Ideas
Tagsno overlap
WasteLeanProcess improvement
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
LeanObservationProcessOperations
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
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Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
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Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
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