TPS specifically identified seven types of waste or muda: 1  Waste of overproduction or overburden. 2  Waste of time on hand or waiting period. 3  Waste of transportation and shipping. 4  Waste of processing. 5  Waste of keeping stock in hand. 6  Waste of movement. 7  Waste of making defective products.
A phase, or state of matter, is a domain within a many-body system within which relevant physical properties are uniform. Relevant properties may include chemical composition, stoichiometry, and density, which do not reflect how the components are arranged in space.
2 chemical. noun. : any substance (as an acid) that is formed when two or more other substances act upon one another or that is used to produce a change in another substance.Spanish Central: Spanish translation of chemical. chemical. noun. : any substance (as an acid) that is formed when two or more other substances act upon one another or that is used to produce a change in another substance.