Although batching often appears more efficient than one-piece flow for individual tasks, the practice creates waste for other parts of the organization that more than offset its perceived benefits. A silent productivity killer, batching is an extremely difficult mindset to overcome and, as a result, numerous Lean initiatives have been destroyed by

Charles Protzman, Joe McNamara, Dan Protzman

The Silent Productivity Killer. Who Batches ... and What's the Big Deal If It's Me? Types of Batching. A Few More Examples. Let's Get into This a Little Deeper. The Eight Root Causes of Batching. The Eight Root Causes of Batching Continued. What Problems Come with the Batching Paradox? Light Shined on the Hidden Costs of Batching. Which Came First, Batching or the Eight Wastes? Debunking the Myths. Batching vs. One-Piece Flow. Are You Ready for One-Piece Flow? Appendix. Index.