The Kaizen Process of Continuous Improvement

Introduction

KAIZEN is a Japanese word meaning gradual and orderly, continuous improvement. The KAIZEN business strategy involves everyone in an organization working together to make improvements ‘without large capital investments’. KAIZEN is a culture of sustained continuous improvement focusing on eliminating waste in all systems and processes of an organization. It is everybody’s business to continuously improve their ability to meet expectations of high quality, low cost, and on-time delivery. KAIZEN transforms companies into ‘Superior Global Competitors’.

 How Will You Benefit

At the end of the training program, participants will be able to:

• Understand the KAIZEN concept.
• Learn the practice of KAIZEN at all levels.
• Motivates the whole workforce through empowerment and ownership of ideas.
• Learn how to identify, analyze and tackle problems for continuous improvement.
• Learn how to implement KAIZEN.
• Learn some of the basic and advance tools and techniques of Kaizen.
• Enables companies to make more effective use of resources.
• Help companies to progress along the route for world class performance.

Kaizen Benefits:

• Problems are identified at source, and resolved.
• Small improvements which when realized can add up to major benefits for the business
• Improvements which lead to changes in the business quality, cost and delivery of products
• A greater level of customer satisfaction, and business growth
• By involving employees in looking at their environment to bring about change, results in improved morale as people begin to find work easier and more enjoyable

Who Should Attend

This course suitable for Supervisors and above

Methodology

Combination of classroom sessions; LCD projector, video presentation as well as work-related application will be used

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