Kaizen & Lean Training
for fast, dramatic, and simultaneous...
   a) Reduction of costs and lead times
   b) Improvements in quality and employee morale

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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
 

1. Organize the workplace
2. Arrange everything to "flow"
3. Standardize work
4. Make small batches
5. Introduce pull systems
   (Make only what the customer orders)
6. Never stop continuous improvement

Types of production environments that embrace flow
Flow requires (& produces) higher quality than batch & queue
Dedicated Product Teams

Level schedule
What if our demand isn't level?
Level selling
Locate near customers
Supplier partnerships

Ideas for what to do with free time and spare cash created by systems improvement
Financial effects of running down inventories

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