Kaizen in Action

Topics

• Understanding What Is Requested
• Getting Ready for the Kaizen Event
• Doing the Event
  • Day 1 - Focus the Kaizen Event
    • Build a Description of the Target Work Process
    • Walk Through the Target Work Process
    • Build the Mission Statement
    • Set Goals for the Kaizen Event
    • Define the Do's and Don'ts
    • Close Day 1
  • Day 2 - Evaluate the Target Work Process
    • Gather Information
    • Analyze the Amounts and Sources of Waste
    • Summarize the Results of the Evaluation
    • Close Day 2
  • Day 3 - Solve the Performance Issue
    • Generate Improvement Ideas
    • Trim Improvement Ideas
    • Conduct an Experiment
    • Select Improvement Ideas
    • Close Day 3
  • Days 4 and 5 - Act to Improve the Target Work Process
    • Create Action Plans
    • Execute Improvement Ideas
    • Measure Results
• Following Up the Event
  • Close the Kaizen Event
  • Communicate Results to All Stakeholders
  • Mine Learning From the Completed Event
• Postscript