Catchword: muda

Filed Under: Japanese, Business

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: The Japanese word for waste is muda. In Japan, muda refers to any activity that is not value-adding. Taiichi Ohno, who introduced the just-in-time (JIT) production system at Toyota Motor Company, was the first person to recognize the enormous amount of muda or waste in the everyday work activities of an organization.

Article or Document Title:
“IQ and Muda: Information Quality Eliminates Waste” (URL)

Author:
Larry English

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
DMReview

Publishing Location:
U.S.

Date of Publication:
Sept., 2005

This catchword has yet to be researched.