| electronic data interchange (EDI) | Electronic exchange of information between customers and suppliers instead of paper transactions.
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| inventory waste | Waste that consists of excess inventory over and above that which is necessary.
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| kanban | A system used to link production rate to demand.
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| lean | Manufacturing and service processes that have very low levels of waste.
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| overproduction waste | The waste caused by producing in excess of demand.
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| processing waste | The waste that results from steps in production processes that do not contribute value or that create costs that are greater than the value they create.
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| product defect waste | The waste of capacity, inventory, and labor resulting from products that do not meet customer specifications.
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| takt time | How often you must produce a product in order to meet demand.
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| transportation waste | The waste that results from excessive materials handling and movement.
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| unnecessary motion waste | The waste of human resources caused by unnecessary labor due to ineffective job design.
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| waiting time waste | The waste that results from customer orders, inventory, or completed products waiting in queue for a process to begin.
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