Have fun with this assignment. Muda Scavenger Hunt (Muda means waster) Purpose is to recognize the various forms of waste as shown in Figure 16.2, The Seven Wastes. Remember that service industries have waste as well, such as over capacity in a restaurant where there are too many empty tables, too many employees, etc... Find an example for each type of waste. Describe your example and then take a picture or post a URL. One suggestion is to, search the near campus for an example of each type of waste. Your discussion post must be submitted by the posted due date to receive full credit. (35 points), 6 points per example. Late submissions for initial posting will have a 20% penalty. For this assignment you must respond to two posts, simple note if you agree or disagree that waste was observed and if you have seen a similar form of waste. (4 points each). You have one week after the initial posting due date to respond.

This is example of this assignment The Seven Wastes Overproduction There are multiple of cases of overproduction of cars in the U.S. and around the world. Instead of giving these unused cars to people, they just sit in lots and add up throughout the years. These cars end up not being used at all and rust in the lots that currently are parked in. http://www.epicdash.com/thousands-of-unsold-new-cars-are-being-abandoned-and-left-to-die-in-lots-this-is-insane/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Waiting My example for waiting are the patients who must wait in waiting rooms all the time. Usually hospital will take appointments first, but you can’t schedule when an emergency is going to happen. Therefore, hospitals take the most crucial patients first and then go down the list. Either way there are always patients who will have to wait for open rooms, doctors to become available, etc. https://health.usnews.com/health-news/patient-advice/articles/2015/05/08/enduring-really-long-waits-at-the-emergency-room (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Transporting An example of transporting is when hospitals must transfer patients from one department to another. Depending on how the patient is doing he or she can be moved from and ICU department to a more critical unit or vice versa. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4966347/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Over processing An example of over processing is ordering unnecessary tests for patients that aren’t only a waste of time, but a big waste of money. This is also a big problem for patients who dont have the time or reasoning for these tests. http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/unnecessary-medical-tests-treatments-cost-200-billion-annually-cause-harm (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Inventory A good example of inventory going to waste is when grocery store inventory is not used and is just thrown out. The reason it goes to waste is because product can be overstocked that don’t have a long lifetime such as fruits and vegetables, and items that pass their selling dates. This is a big waste of inventory. http://www.businessinsider.com/why-grocery-stores-throw-out-so-much-food-2014-10 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Movement Poorly structured work spaces can waste a lot of time when workers are looking for tools or documents that aren’t properly organized. This can cause employee turnover, low productivity, and low growth. http://smallbusiness.chron.com/implications-bad-organizational-structure-43667.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Defects An example of a defect is when wrong food has been delivered to a table in a restaurant. This can cost the restaurant a lot of time and money if it is done often. The restaurant has to fix the mistake while having to keep the party calm, so they don’t lose business twice. http://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/letters/no-excuses (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.