Muri

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  Muri is the overburdening of operators or equipment.  Muri often asks or sometimes requires either people or machines to work much harder and much longer than a regular or "appropriate" schedule would. 

Example:

• Requiring workers or machines to run at a constant consistent pace with no breaks.
• Placing undue, unnecessary stress on operators or machines.

See Also:

• Muda.
• Mura.

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