To become self-sustaining in Kaizen Lean journey, an organization’s ultimate goal should be to develop a team of internal Kaizen facilitators / Kaizen Coordinators to lead Lean Kaizen activities, such as value stream mapping and Kaizen Workshops. While there [...]
Innumerable books have been written about Toyota and their lean manufacturing practices. Literally thousands of companies have tried to emulate these practices, some with some short-term success, but most with little or no long-term success. [...]
In recent years there seems to be an almost maniacal rush to “Get Kaizen,” or “Get Lean” as if there is a finish line in the process. There are many organisations, who want to do Kaizen joust because their [...]
Following standards in Kaizen is like driving a car. The driver must follow certain regulations and yet, as a result, he or she gains the freedom to go where he/she wants to go. Likewise, when workers follow standards and do [...]
The Kaizen story is a standardised format to record kaizen activities conducted by such small-group activities as quality circles. The same standardized format is also employed to report kaizen activities conducted by staff and managers. The Kaizen story follows [...]
Being Proactive in Maintenance means To act before the cost of doing so increases To act before the necessity of the situation demands it. “A great maintenance manager sees the relationship of poor performance and the lack of good [...]
Kaizen, Lean, TPM, the 80/20 rule, 5S. They are all management philosophies that can be applied to the practical aspects of a business including the maintenance function. This article briefly explains some of the more common continuous improvement management [...]
Forming a high-performing Kaizen Team is a strategic activity, which requires a fair amount of forethought and planning. Ultimately, the team must meet seemingly conflicting quality and quantity criteria. Without all the necessary expertise, the team will be handicapped [...]
In the world of continuous improvement (CI), Kaizen may perhaps be the most misunderstood concept. We’ve heard executives refer to their organizations as “Kaizen Organization” when there is little evidence of ongoing improvement being designed and implemented by the [...]
Learning to identify the seven types of waste (MUDA) is first challenge in implementing Lean Kaizen. There is a big difference in looking and observing and it requires lot of focus to to see the waste. Famous “Standing in [...]
