In the workplace people often refer to waste as tangible items such as materials, water or electricity, to mention just a few. However, in productivity management, waste is usually defined as "any form of work which does not add value to the final output" (Seong, 2007). Waste also refers to anything other than the minimum amount of equipment, materials, worker's time and parts space which are absolutely essential to add value to the goods or service.

Other definition of waste, as given by the Malaysian Productivity Corporation (2010) includes:

• Any resource consuming activity that delivers no value to the Customer,
• Anything that adds cost to the product without adding value.

Learning Objectives

• Manufacturing Cost Reductions
• The Seven Types of Waste
• Waste of Defects
• Waste of Inventory
• Waste of Motion
• Overproduction Waste
• Waste of Processing
• Waste in Transportation
• Waste in Waiting or Delay
• Systematic Approach towards Elimination of Waste

Who Should Attend?

• Environmental Managers, Supervisors, Officers.
• Hazardous Materials Manager/ Officer / Supervisor.
• Candidate wanting to be HazMat Officers/Supervisors.
• HSE Managers / Officers / Supervisors.
• Compliance Staff.
• Waste Management Staff.
• Operations Staff.
• Project Management Managers.