Under a lean thinking philosophy,which of the following would LEAST likely be considered waste?
A) Effort spent sorting defective parts out of a supplier delivery.
B) Customers waiting to be served.
C) Stopping the production line due to a quality problem.
D) Producing a small percentage extra to protect against unexpected problems.

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The stopping of the production line due to a quality problem would not be considered waste; allowing the production line to continue to produce defective output would be. All others are common forms of waste

Under a Lean Thinking Philosophy,which of the Following Would LEAST