Waste is a sneaky thing. If you were asked right now what percentage of waste existed within your organization’s processes, you’d probably say 20% to 30%.
The good news is that the volume of waste on display means that there are opportunities to automate everywhere too.
While most waste is in the form of manual efforts, recognize you can automate a wasteful process that results in, you guessed it, more waste.
In my next piece, I’ll take another dive into the waste plaguing us all, examining how best to automate now we’ve identified wasteful processes and the impact this can have.