air cutting

18:15 Aug 7, 2006 

Thank you for the link. The explanation fits my context very well. I hope someone else knows the German term.

18:14 Aug 7, 2006 

Nope, there are no explanations. What I described above is just my own interpretation of why the other terms are referred to as waste.

18:04 Aug 7, 2006 

18:04 Aug 7, 2006 

Hi Stefanie, unfortunately I cannot provide a translation (that's why I refrained from posting an answer) but I found an explanation which might be of interest to you or other answerers who know more about the subject:

16:45 Aug 7, 2006 

Aha. I think these item are listed first and explained later. There must be some explanations later about why they are wastes, something like you explained above.

16:26 Aug 7, 2006 

Thanks for your note. The above items are considered waste in the context of Lean Manufacturing. Sleeping material refers to material that is not used and takes up space. Tall racks and storage areas means that the workers need more time to get/bring stuff from/to these racks. Complex machines might refer to more time that is needed for the workers to learn how to deal with these machines.

16:15 Aug 7, 2006 

Frankly speaking, all those in the lists are not considered waste by me. It is a puzzle. Can you provide some more context?