Kaizen Event (Rapid Improvement)
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KAIZEN improvement is a workshop that’ll enable you to effectively plan for, prepare for, execute, and follow-up on any Kaizen Event in your business enterprise. Kaizen literally means to “take apart & make better”. Kaizen Events are the vehicle for doing this. Kaizen Events should always be implemented in the context of a Value Stream and under the direction of a Value Stream Leader. Kaizen Events are always to be done by a team of people, typically 6-10, who are empowered to make all changes necessary to achieve the Kaizen Event Objectives.
Kaizens are appropriate for the production shop floor, the office, or R+D, Sales, Marketing, etc…..ANY business process that needs rapid improvement. We have conducted successful Kaizens in manufacturing, engineering, purchasing, warehouses, and entire business processes from RFQs to Accounts Receivable.
Kaizen Ranking
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Kaizen Ranking is a workshop and a tool designed to help you prioritize potential projects based on a set of seven established criteria:
- Schedule Performance
- Scrap, Rework, or Repair Cost
- Impact on Customer Satisfaction
- Likelihood to Complete in 1 Year
- Estimated Cost-Benefit of the Project
- Impact on Process Throughput
- Impact on Operator Satisfaction
The goal is to identify those vital few Kaizens, which, when completed, will lead to the best results in the time period being planned for.
Learning Objectives:
As a result of completing the Kaizen Ranking workshop, participants will be able to:
