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Waste reduction planner
Describe your process. Get a map of waste, a 5S plan and quick fixes ranked by payoff.
Waste reduction planner is a free AI skill for the job "Plan stock, shipping and suppliers". Give the instructions to an AI assistant that supports the required files and tools, then review its output.
Free · No account · MIT licence · Made by Kishor Kukreja · Level: beginner
Made by Kishor Kukreja. See the original on GitHub; we copied it as it is, with its licence.
What it does
A map of where your process wastes time, money and materials, plus a 5S plan and quick fixes ranked by payoff. It uses lean methods from manufacturing, but the ideas work in any repeated process. You describe the process, the problems and the goals. The skill draws a value stream map, which shows each step and the waiting between steps, and sorts waste into the classic types: waiting, extra moving, defects, overproduction and so on. It sets a 5S plan to sort, tidy and standardise the workspace. It then ranks fixes by effort and gain, so you can start with the quick ones. It finishes with simple measures to track progress.
You give it
- A description of the process and its steps
- Known problems or delays
- Time per step, if you have it (optional)
- Your goal, such as shorter lead time
- Document (optional)
You get
- A waste map of the process
- A 5S plan for the workspace
- Quick fixes ranked by payoff
- Measures to track progress
Use it when
- Work piles up between steps and lead times are long.
- Defects or rework are eating your margin.
- Your workspace is messy and people lose time looking for things.
- You want an improvement plan without a big project.
How to use it
- Add it to your AI once: download it and add the folder to Claude, ChatGPT or Codex as a skill.
- Ask for the job in your own words. Your AI opens the skill when it fits.