Kaizen and Lean Defined
Kaizen is
a term from the Toyota Production System that literally means
to take
apart and put back together again, but has become synonymous with
the term "kaizen event", which is when a team
performs an intense burst of continuous improvement.
Lean Manufacturing methods are used to identify and eliminate
waste. (Lean production methods can be used with
or without Kaizen, and are effective for identifying and eliminating
waste
in ANY process
- not just manufacturing.)
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Getting started with Kaizen
Essence of Lean Teachings (single-page
handout)
Criteria for selecting first Kaizen
Initial education & training
The Kaizen transition from top-down to bottom-up
Why job promises are essential
to continuous improvement
Kaizen vs. Business Process Reengineering
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Summary: Steps to reduce or eliminate waste
- Organize the workplace
- Arrange everything to "flow"
- Standardize work
- Make small batches
- Introduce pull systems
(Make only what the customer orders)
- Never stop continuous improvement
Some key enablers of Lean Flow
(see presentation for full list)
Types of production environments that
embrace flow
Flow requires (& produces) higher
quality than batch & queue
Dedicated Product Teams
Some key enablers of Pull
(see presentation for full list)
Level schedule
What if our demand isn't level?
Level selling
Locate near customers
Supplier partnerships
Additional info for Executives
Ideas for what to do with free time and
spare cash created by systems improvement
Financial effects of
running down inventories
Resources for additional Learning
Kaizen tools
Lean tools
Process Engineering
tools
Six
Sigma quality tools
Strategic
Planning tools
Software
Project tools & training
Project
Management tools
Training Program design
tools
Resources for additional learning |