SIX SIGMA Glossary: Work In Progress (WIP)

In a production system the Work in Progress (or Work in Process) is the work that is in various stages of production between raw material and finished product:

work station

The term is used in Lean Production, associated terms are Cycle Time, Takt Time, Throughput, Touch Time and Work in Queue.

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