– Back to Lean Glossary –

Overburden (Muri): Lean Glossary

Overburden or Muri is where team-mates or equipment are required to work harder, faster or more than is necessary, often because of wasteful steps or processes.

Reducing Overburden is one of the key reasons for implementing Lean.  You will see it during your transformation project in reducing rework, using 5s to keep areas tidy and tools close at hand, increasing visibility and streamlining processes to make things easier.

– Back to Lean Glossary –