The Kaizen Culture: Challenge Yourself!

改善 KAIZEN SORT 5S onigin 'Kaizen' comes from the Japanese words (kai), which means 'change' or 'to correct', and (zen), which means 'good'. SEIRI c*ncept SET IN ORDER philos sphy Gradual, continuous and methodical improvement in productivity through identification and implementation of a wide range of ideas. Western philosophy: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Kaizen philosophy: "Do it better, make it better and improve it even if it isn't broken, because if we don't, we can't compete with those who do." 1 3 2 CHECK ACT SEITON collective values continuous process infinitum. FOcus DO Kaizen focuses on creative investments It involves and encourages everyone that continually solve large numbers of small problems. in the organization to participate. key principles attitude Teamwork, personal discipline, confi- dently offering suggestions, recognizing the constant need for improvement, quality circles/worker groups/volunteer groups and the willingness to change. Kaizen is something all employees should do because they want to. It cannot be dictated by the management. ΚΑΙΖΕΝ CYCLE REDUCTION OF WASTAGE JUST-IN-TIME DELIVERY SUCCESS A prime example of the Kaizen philosophy in action is the Toyota production system, in which suggestions for improvement are encouraged and re- STORT warded, and the production line is stopped when a malfunction occurs. INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY SEISO IMMEDIATE RESULTS LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL RESULT ORIENTED HIGHER EMPLOYEE MORALE HIGHER OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OPTIMUM USAGE get started iji team up KEY BENEFITS IMPROVED SAFETY Set up teams to evaluate work areas, pro- cesses, quality, productivity, and equipment availability/reliability; and make suggestions for improvements. QUALITY CONTROL Bring in outside experts to identify problems that you may not see. IMPROVED PRODUCT QUALITY HIGHLY EFFECTIVE STANDARDIZED WORKFLOW train IMPROVED COMMUNICATION Use Kaizen tools - 5S, Kanban, Line Balancing, Labeling, etc. reward WIDELY APPLICABLE A problems? Kaizen encourages and rewards the iden- tification of problems by all employees. SEIKETSU In Kaizen, problems are opportunities to improve – find, report, and fix. SELF DISCIPLINE Oiporm employees * action Don't have their suggestions disappear into a management 'black hole'. Take action to generate suggestions and implement them immediately. SHITSUKE SOURCES http://www.investopedia.com/terms/k/kaizen.asp http://www.graphicproducts.com/tutorials/kaizen/ http://www.slideshare.net/pratik207/kaizen-philosophy http://www.graphicproducts.com/tutorials/kaizen/kaizen-getting-started.php#ixzz36lzRgMyS CreditCardProcessing.com Merchant Accounts & Credit Card Processing Since 1998 SHINE This is a coni PLAN i.e., ad STANDARDIZE ABC