| What is Kaizen? | | | | in the next attempt. - By TAICHI OHNO |
| Kaizen means Continuous Improvement. It | | | | The PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle can be used |
| originated from the Japanese word 'Kai' meaning | | | | for implementation of Kaizen. |
| 'change' and 'Zen' meaning 'for the better'. Kaizen | | | | Some rules for improvement are:v Do not make |
| is basically small improvements carried out by the | | | | excusesv Think of how to do it, not how to |
| person who is doing the job in his/her day-to-day | | | | explain itv Don't be afraid of trying for fear of |
| work. Small zero investment improvements are | | | | failurev Do it now, don't keep it for tomorrowv |
| always welcome and are more important than | | | | Problems beget wisdomv Tryv Replace/ remove |
| one-shot big improvements. | | | | activities that are non-value addingv There is |
| Remember, Kaizen is to be done by everybody, | | | | always room for improvementv Debunk the |
| right across the organization as everyone is | | | | mythsv Management is starting with planning and |
| contributing to the organization output. | | | | comparing it with results (PDCA cycle) |
| Steps for implementation | | | | Steps for implementation of Kaizenv Develop |
| | | | need and understanding of kaizenv Create a vision |
| - Problem Identification | | | | on kaizenv Create a structure for kaizen |
| - Analysis | | | | implementationv Provide kaizen trainingv Design |
| - Idea Formulation | | | | promotional activitiesv Develop recognition |
| - Idea Selection | | | | systemsv Design review and monitoring systems |
| - Implementation | | | | The efficiency, growth and development of an |
| Every time a new measure is implemented, it | | | | organization, what ever may be type of |
| must be seen how it goes, check the results, | | | | organization depend on the capability of the |
| search out, admit mistakes, and try to do better | | | | personnel and the technology. |