•Kaizen is a system that involves every employee - from upper management to the cleaning crew. Everyone is encouraged to come up with small improvement suggestions on a regular basis. This is not a once a month or once a year activity. It is continuous. Japanese companies, such as Toyota and Canon, a total of 60 to 70 suggestions per employee per year are written down, shared and implemented
•To involve employees in productivity and efficiency improvement activities, a team-based environment must be developed in which they can participate actively in improving their process, product, or service performance. One such employee participation program is quality control circles (QCCs).
•QC-circle activities are usually directed towards improvements in the workplace. They focus on such areas as:
•cost
•safety
•productivity
GOALS OF KAIZEN
•QC-circle activities are usually directed towards improvements in the workplace. They focus on such areas as:
•cost
•safety
•productivity
GOALS OF KAIZEN
•QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
•COST SAVING
•INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY
•INCREASE SAFETY
•DECREASE DEFECTS
•DECREASE TIME
KAIZEN PROCEDURES
•COST SAVING
•INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY
•INCREASE SAFETY
•DECREASE DEFECTS
•DECREASE TIME
KAIZEN PROCEDURES
•DEFINE THE PROBLEM
•SETTING TARGET
•CREAT IDEA
•PLAN TO DO
•CHECK RESULT
•REPORT TO APROVE
•IMPLEMENT THE NEW IMPROVEMENT
•SETTING TARGET
•CREAT IDEA
•PLAN TO DO
•CHECK RESULT
•REPORT TO APROVE
•IMPLEMENT THE NEW IMPROVEMENT