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Producing more, sooner, or faster than is required by the next process. Ohno considered overproduction the most serious form of waste because it generates and hides other wastes…
Meaning and application in management
Producing more, sooner, or faster than is required by the next process. Ohno considered overproduction the most serious form of waste because it generates and hides other wastes, such as inventory, defects, and excess transportation. See: Batch and Queue, Ohno, Seven Wastes.
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