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SHIPBUILDING-INDUSTRY4 MIN READ

Sort the waste you can actually remove

Classify shipyard observations by waste type so improvement work targets the right mechanism.

Sort each shipyard observation into the waste type it most directly shows. Waiting Motion Transport Rework Inventory Overprocessing Pipefitters stand by because the released isometric is missing one revision stamp Electricians walk from the vessel to the stores counter for every cable gland size Finished spools are moved from shop to temporary rack, then to paint, then back to another rack Paint is removed around a bracket because the support was installed in the wrong orientation Three weeks of cabin hardware is staged in a corridor before access is available A noncritical temporary cover is polished beyond the acceptance requirement…

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