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Eliminate Waste:
Match the Amount to the Need

Rather than use traditional standard units or sizes, adjust products and services to match the amount required for a particular situation. This reduces waste and carryover inventory. By studying how customers use the product, more convenient package sizes can be developed.




Examples of Tests of this Change

Medical supplies come in standard packages of six units. When physicians want to give a week's supply (seven units), they are forced to give two packs of six, and five of the units often ended up being wasted. After study of this application and other uses of the supplies, the manufacturer developed three standard package sizes: four, seven, and ten units.


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