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1、Kaizen (What is it ?)Lean FoundationsContinuous Improvement TrainingMeasureAnalyzeImproveControlDefineContinuous Improvement Process Six Sigma ProjectKaizen event5S eventWorkplace organizationRapid Implementation of Known SolutionProblem solvingVARIATION WASTE KAIZEN WHAT IS ITKaizen is a tool origi

2、nally used by Toyota to foster continued improvement within its Toyota Production System. It began as Quality Circles, a means of factory shop floor employees solving quality issues within a structured team framework, using specific new tools. It is now used around the world by many companies and ha

3、s been adapted to suit their individual needs and customs.KAIZEN WHAT IS ITKaizen in the United States usually refers to an event of from three to five days of intense improvement activities directed at a specific area of a business. It is a process based on improving Safety, Quality, and Delivery,

4、by the elimination of waste (muda) in its many forms. Its main tools are the implementation of One Piece Flow Working to Takt Time Developing a Pull SystemKAIZEN WHAT IS ITKaizen events are a way of accelerating improvementsto improve worker productivity, helping management to find new ways to gain

5、substantial savings in time, space and labor output. to collapse lead times, reduce work-in-process dramatically, reducing scrap and defects while minimizing the need for capital expenditures.KAIZEN A typical 3-5 day Kaizen events consists of:Team training (1/2 day) Lean overview Structure of Kaizen

6、 event Team conducts Kaizen on the factory floor / area (2-1/2 to 3-1/2 days) Identifying problems Defining current process Observing, sketching process and collecting data Brainstorming suggestions for improvementImplementing solutions (Rearrange equipment, Modify machines, change methods, etc)KAIZ

7、EN Team measures improvements and verifies solutions (1/2 day) Team presents results to management, co-workers and shop floor personnel (1/4 day) KAIZEN Kaizen is a way of unlocking the talents and abilities of workers and allow decisions to be made at the operating level in the organization, in the

8、 quickest time, by the people that know the situation the best.KAIZEN EventType of ProjectsEliminate long conveyor assembly lines with cellsCombine operationsReduce setup times - SMEDReduce lot sizes, reduce WIPDetermine proper tooling needed and organizeVisual factory5S onlyEstablish new metricsLoa

9、d level schedule Implement new productKAIZEN EventType of ProjectsIncrease or decrease production based on new takt timeChange the processChange from automated process to manualMove from one location to anotherSafety ImprovementsMaintenance Programs or machine overhaulProcess improvementKAIZEN EventType of Pro