01/21/2026
Waste Wednesday: π Transportation Waste
The most invisible waste is often the most expensive. How much $ is transportation waste costing your organization?
Transportation Waste = The movement of material
or information
Where do you see your material, parts, or information moving without value being added in any way?
Calculate the Cost of Transportation Waste: Use a simple spaghetti diagram to map the distance + time a product moves throughout your facility. Convert time to $. [20 min transportation / day] x [252 days / yr] x
[$50 burdened employee rate to move the material] = $252k / yr
πΆ Wow, that ads up quickly! Do your parts move 20+ min / day?
Your Waste Wednesday Challenge: Pick 1 product or piece of information and trace its physical path end-to-end. Count how many times it moves. π Share below.
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