lean manufacturing: what is kaizen?
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L E A N M A N U F A C T U R I N G
W h a t i s K a i z e n ?
改 善
M O N A R C H M E T A L . C O M
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In Japanese, kaizen means 'change for good.'
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In Japanese, kaizen means 'change for good.'
改 善Zen
Change
Kai
Good
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In lean manufacturing, kaizen representsContinuous Improvement.
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As a process, kaizen functions on thephilosophy that there is always room for
improvement.
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Typically, kaizen calls for a ‘one team, one dream’kind of attitude.
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The goal is to have all employees actively engaged inachieving incremental improvements over time.
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Many companies hold kaizen events to identify areas wherebusiness and production can improve.
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Kaizen events last 3 to 5 days and aretypically characterized by:
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Kaizen events last 3 to 5 days and aretypically characterized by:
Sharp focus on specific processes
Focus on improving supplier-customer relationship & productionflow
Short bursts of intense activity thatadd value & eliminate waste
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While these events take employees away from theirwork duties, they often foster a culture of
improvement and collaboration that’s good forbusiness.
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To host these events,kaizen team members areappointed from within the
company with a kaizen expertleading the way.
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The team works diligently to:
Identify opportunity &eliminate waste
Determine how to fix issues
Implement solutions
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Standard kaizen teams are cross-departmentaland often chosen by the rule of thirds.
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Standard kaizen teams are cross-departmentaland often chosen by the rule of thirds.
From within the area orprocess targeted for kaizen
1/3rd
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Standard kaizen teams are cross-departmentaland often chosen by the rule of thirds.
From within the area orprocess targeted for kaizen
1/3rd
Fromupstream anddownstream
processes
1/3rd
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Standard kaizen teams are cross-departmentaland often chosen by the rule of thirds.
From within the area orprocess targeted for kaizen
1/3rd
Fromupstream anddownstream
processes
1/3rdFrom areas
outside of thetargetedprocess
1/3rd
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Having ‘outsiders’ on the team forces topicexperts to simplify explanations and thought
processes so a lay person can easilyunderstand.
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This helps the team brainstorm new ideas aswell as identify how to simplify something that
might be over-complicating production.
Think!
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There are many benefits of adopting kaizen principles.Here are just a few you can look forward to:
Production efficiency
Less waste, more output
Better customer service
Employee participation & satisfaction
Improved workplace safety
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