{"id":5994,"date":"2026-10-08T09:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T07:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/7-wastes\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T09:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T07:22:14","password":"","slug":"7-wastes","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/7-wastes\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Wastes (TIMWOOD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You cannot remove what you cannot see. The seven wastes train your eye, so you spot non-value-adding work at the Gemba within minutes. Watch the short video, then work with the toolkit PDF: it explains the method, shows a worked example and gives you a blank template to fill in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ska-tk-video is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ska-tk-label wp-block-paragraph\">Tool video<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The short tool video will appear here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-3699351cefd6b86322e9b62339b736c4\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content aligncenter ep-percentage-width   ep-content-protection-disabled\" data-embed-type=\"PDF\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/7-Wastes_Toolkit_EN.pdf\">\n            <div class=\"embedpress-inner-iframe emebedpress-unit-percent ep-doc-3699351cefd6b86322e9b62339b736c4\" style=\"max-width:100%\" id=\"embedpress-pdf-7-wastes-en\">\n                <div >\n                    <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper\"><div class=\"position-right-wraper gutenberg-pdf-wraper\"><iframe title=\"7-Wastes_Toolkit_EN\" class=\"embedpress-embed-document-pdf embedpress-pdf-7-wastes-en\" style=\"width:100%;height:640px; max-width:100%; display: inline-block\" src=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/embedpress\/assets\/pdf\/web\/viewer.html?&#038;file=https%3A%2F%2Fskillagility.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F10%2F7-Wastes_Toolkit_EN.pdf#key=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\" frameborder=\"0\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\"><\/iframe> <\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<h2 id=\"in-short\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">7 Wastes (TIMWOOD) in short<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pick a process slice.<\/strong> One product, one order type or one shift. Keep it small.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Go and see.<\/strong> Walk the process at the Gemba with this sheet in hand.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Tag every waste.<\/strong> Note what you see under the matching letter. Facts, not opinions.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Estimate the impact.<\/strong> Time, cost or quality effect. Rough numbers are fine.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Pick the biggest.<\/strong> Choose one or two wastes to attack first, linked to your root cause.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ska-tk-key is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ska-tk-label wp-block-paragraph\">Key points<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Waste adds cost but no customer value.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>TIMWOOD names seven types.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Go to the Gemba to see it.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Attack the biggest waste first.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ska-tk-related wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related tools:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/standard-operating-procedure\/\">Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/poka-yoke\/\">Poka-Yoke<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/skillagility.com\/en\/resources\/yamazumi-chart\/\">Yamazumi Chart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You cannot remove what you cannot see. 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