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Principle

20. Continuity of Useful Action

a. Carryout an action without a break—all parts of an object
should be constantly operating at full capacity
b. Remove an idle and intermediate motions

  • Principle Description:  Create continuous flow and/or eliminate all idle and intermediate motions to increase efficiency.

  • Hints on Usage:  Any transitional process, especially one that starts “from scratch” or that interrupts flow, can harm a system’s efficiency.  Therefore, search dynamic systems for non-dynamic moments or wasted energy (motions) and eliminate them.

Examples:
  • Manufacturing companies utilize continuous flow processes to make waste visible for its elimination and to reduce inventory and cost.

  • Reduce idle and intermediate motions to optimize products and processes.

  • Televisions function better if they are turned on and left on reducing power change impacts.

  • A light bulb will have more functional operational hours if left on.

  • Computer experts recommend leaving computers on rather than turning them on and off to prolong the hard disk’s life.

  • The utilization of rotation is the single greatest achievement of this principle to date.  Rolling creates a continuity of useful action (translation) that has led to many other technical opportunities.

  • Humans typically deliver better results if there is continuity in the way they are treated — erratic behavior, or not knowing what to expect will increase a person’s level of stress.

  • Tourists respond more favorably to purchasing items of local interest when they are in that locality.  With heightened interest in that locale (continuity of useful action), people are more likely to purchase such items.

  • Politicians utilize trends and social momentum to build a platform for election.

  • Traveling to the moon involved coasting for most of the distance.  Because space is nearly a vacuum, the spacecraft maintained continuity of motion into the moon’s gravitational field, and sustained orbit with minimal fuel.

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