Solved: One of the key philosophies behind the lean production approach, as developed by

The wastes that are included in lean production approach are – waste of overproduction, waste of time on hand, waste of transportation, waste of processing, waste of stock at hand, waste of movement, waste of making defective products and waste of underutilized workers.

A – Making more products than are needed to meet demand – This is a waste of overproduction and has to be eliminated.

B – Moving a product multiple times between storage and the production floor without adding value or making changes to the product – This is a waste of movement and has to be eliminated.

C – Producing products with defects that will need to be fixed before the product can be shipped to a customer – This is a waste of making defective products and has to be eliminated.

D – Paying full-time workers a higher wage than would be needed to staff production positions using less expensive part-time, temporary workers – This is not a waste as workers are not being underutilized.

E – Keeping a six-month supply of inventory on hand so that you won’t run out, even though the product can be ordered from a reliable supplier with only a three day procurement lead time – This is a waste of overproduction and has to be eliminated.

Thus the answer is option “D” – as this does not correspond to any of the eight wastes listed above.