Kaizen Superfactory Excellence Program™ www.superfactory.com
Kaizen Superfactory Excellence Program™ www.superfactory.com. Outline. What is Kaizen? History How to Kaizen The Kaizen Blitz Roadblocks. What is Kaizen?. Kaizen (Ky’zen) “Kai” means “change” “zen” means “good (for the better)” Gradual, orderly, and continuous improvement
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KaizenSuperfactory Excellence Program™www.superfactory.com © 2004 Superfactory™. All Rights Reserved.
Outline • What is Kaizen? • History • How to Kaizen • The Kaizen Blitz • Roadblocks © 2004 Superfactory™. All Rights Reserved.
What is Kaizen? • Kaizen (Ky’zen) • “Kai” means “change” • “zen” means “good (for the better)” • Gradual, orderly, and continuous improvement • Ongoing improvement involving everyone © 2004 Superfactory™. All Rights Reserved.
Deming Cycle © 2004 Superfactory™. All Rights Reserved.
Identify the Current State • Crucial first step in process improvement • Deep understanding of the existing processes and dependencies • Identify all the activities currently involved in developing a new product • Observe the process first hand • Identify Value Added (VA), Non-Value Added Required (NVA-R), and Non-Value Added (NVA) • Generally creates more questions than answers © 2004 Superfactory™. All Rights Reserved.
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