Leading Lean: Salvage Your Waste

Generating value out of waste is a lean essential, even on the personal level. Jamie Flinchbaugh, writing at Assembly Magazine, notes that whenever he has what one might consider wasted time –waiting on a late plane –he transforms that time into productivity, be it reading or listening to podcasts. With respect to business, Mr. Flinchbaugh talks about how value must be found in waste there as well. For example, he describes how sawdust was once viewed merely as waste –until sawdust became particle board and wood pellets for stoves. Mr. Flinchbaugh also provides a few thoughts for reconsidering what would normally be considered waste.

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