
306 ◾ The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence
7.1 Introduction
7.1.1 Reasons for Waste
Waste is at epidemic proportions in the United States. In a 2005 report by Dan
Malachowski, called Wasted Time at Work Costing Companies Billions,
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he states
that Salary.com calculated that employees waste at least 2.09 hours per 8-hour
day and employers spend at least $ ...