Presentation about kaizen
- 1. KAIZEN
- 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. 5’S’ IN KAIZEN • Sorting • Simplifying • Sweeping • Standardizing • Sustaining 5’S’
- 4. BENEFITS OF KAIZEN • 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.
- 5. TOYOTA
- 6. 1. Reduced Setup Times 2. Small-Lot Production 3. Employee Involvement and Empowerment 7 PRINCIPLES IN PRODUCTION SYSTEM
- 7. 4. Quality at the Source 5. Equipment Maintenance 6. Pull Production 7. Supplier Involvement
- 8. CONCLUSION • Kaizen or continuous improvement should be a part of everyday life. • The concept is simple but if properly applied can lead to significant efficiency improvements for organizations. • Kaizen and its associated concepts like Kanban and quality circles have been critical to the success of large organizations like Toyota, Bajaj, Herman millers Biocon and LMW.
- 9. KAIZEN HELPS YOU TO …. SEE THE WASTE. TURN PROBLEMS INTO PROFIT. CONSTANTLY CHANGE FOR THE BETTER..
Editor's Notes
- #3: Change for the better
- #7: 1 however small – that could improve his/her particular job activity, job environment or any company process for that matter. The employees are also encouraged to implement their ideas as small changes can be done by the worker him or herself with very little investment of time