Kaizen
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Masaaki Imai developed Kaizen, which are small incremental changes made to continuously improve productivity and minimize waste. The main principles of Kaizen are to consider the process and results, look at the entire job process to find the best way to get the job done, and make improvements without blame. Kaizen is widely applicable, results-oriented, a learning experience, and team-based. The phases of Kaizen are to select an event, plan the event, implement it, and follow up.
Kaizen
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- 2. Introduction 2 Masaaki Imai is known as the developer of KAIZEN. ‘KAI’ means ‘Change or the action to correct’. ‘ZEN’ means ‘Good’. Kaizen is small incremental changes made for improving productivity and minimizing wastes.
- 3. 3 Main Principles of KAIZEN 3 1. Consider the process and the results. 2. The need to look at the entire process of the job at hand and to evaluate the job as to the best way to get the job done. 3. Kaizen must be approached in such a way that no one is blamed and that best process is put into place.
- 4. Features Of Kaizen 4 Widely applicable. Highly effective and result oriented. A learning experience. Team based and cross-functional.
- 5. Phases in Kaizen 5 A. Select an event. B. Plan an event. C. Implement an event. D. Follow-up an event.
- 7. 5’S’ in KAIZEN 7 Sorting. Simplifying. Sweeping. Standardizing Sustaining.
- 8. Benefits Of Kaizen 8 Kaizen reduces waste - like inventory waste, time waste and workers motion. Kaizen improves space utilization and product quality. Results in higher employee moral and job satisfaction. Teaches workers how to solve everyday problems.
- 9. An Example 9 Toyota production system is know for kaizen, where all line personnel are expected to stop their moving production line in case of any abnormality and, along with their supervisor, suggest an improvement to resolve the abnormality which may initiate a kaizen.
- 10. Pit Falls in Kaizen 10 Resistance to change. Lack of proper procedure to implement. Too much suggestion may lead to confusion and time wastage. Difficult to implement in large scale process, where analyzing requires a lot of time.
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