Ohno-style seven wastes review
OfficialOfficial · updated Nov 4, 2026 · v1.0.1
Walks one process step by step, sorts it into value-creating work, incidental work and Taiichi Ohno's seven wastes, ranks the wastes and proposes what to remove first.
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When to use it
- A process is slow or expensive and you want to know where the time goes
- Before automating a process, so you don't automate waste
What you give it
- The process as really done, trigger to end
- Work and wait time per step
- What the customer or next step needs
- Defect and rework counts
What you get
A step table labelled by work type and waste type, the wastes ranked by size, kaizen steps that remove the top three, and one first test.
Changelog
- v1.0.1 · Nov 4, 2026 · Example output now opens with the attribution and not-affiliated lines, as the skill's own checks require.
- v1.0.0 · Nov 4, 2026 · First release.
Sources
- 7 Wastes - Lean Enterprise Institute lexicon (2026-11-04)
- Toyota Production System - Toyota Motor Corporation (2026-11-04)
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