This booklet is part of the series, Applying Lean Thinking. Readers will gain an understanding of how to apply Lean tools and techniques through the various media venues linked within this series. If you are ready to engage your staff in transforming your company into the dynamic organization that you can only dream about today, this series is a must for your leadership team.Identifying Waste is part of a series that provide the reader with a greater appreciation and understanding of the Lean Business Philosophy and how to effectively applying Lean Thinking across their enterprise. This is not intended to be a self-help series for implementing Lean in the workplace. However, it will provide the leadership of a company that has already launched the Lean journey with points that will enhance the energy, synergy, and dynamics of an engaged staff in applying Lean Thinking. We use a variety of media venues to ensure an optimum learning experience including links to other resources. We hope you enjoy this journey of discovering how your business can become all that you dream it can be.

Identifying Waste illustrates how your entire staff can be actively engaged in identifying events that are eating away at the productivity you should be achieving through your valuable, and scarce, resources. The more waste their is in a process, the less your profitability will be. Identifying Waste will open your eyes to waste that is around you every day that goes unnoticed. Sometimes waste has become so engrained in the culture that it becomes invisible. At The Center, we believe that you can't fix what you can't see, and you can't "see" without understanding what you are looking for.Enjoy the journey.