4. WHAT KAIZEN MEANS…?
KAI + ZEN
Think, make good, make
To modify, to change
better
KAIZEN
Make it easier by studying it, and making the improvement
through elimination of waste.
5. WHO DOES KAIZEN..?
TOP
MANAGEMENT Innovation
MIDDLE
MANAGEMENT KAIZEN
SUPERVISORS Maintenance
(Current Status)
WORKERS
6. ELEMENTS
There are two elements that construct KAIZEN…
1. Improvement/changing for the better
2. On going/continuity.
7. METHODOLOGY
• Finding out the pain area.
• Analyses the pain.
• 3Ms considered with 4Ms.
3Ms- Mura, Muri and Muda.
4Ms- Man, Machine, Material and Method.
10. TYPES OF WASTE
WASTE WASTE
CURRENT REQUIRED
THINKING
THINKING
Processing Transportation
Inventory Correction
TYPES
WASTE Waiting
OF
WASTE
Over-
Production
Motion
WASTE IS "TANGIBLE”
IDENTIFYING MANY SMALL OPPORTUNITIES
-LEADS TO LARGE OVERALL CHANGE
17. 7 PRINCIPLES OF TOYOTA
PRODUCTION SYSTEM
Reduced Setup Times Small-Lot Production
Quality at the Source Suppliers Involvement
Pull Production Equipment Maintenance
Employee Involvement and Empowerment.
18. WHY TOYOTA USES KAIZEN
TECHNIQUE?
• To remain competitive.
• To improve customer service and make him
happy.
• To work smarter, and not harder.
• To improve productivity and quality.
• To become world class.
19. Toyota Culture and Management
Philosophy
• The Toyota Way is not the Toyota Production
System (TPS).
• The Toyota Way consists of the foundational
principles of the Toyota culture.
• Allows TPS to function properly.
20. THE MAIN IDEAS OF TOYOTAS WAY
The 4 sections of the Toyotas way:
I. Having a long-term philosophy that drives a long-term approach to building
a learning organization.
II. The right process will produce the right results.
III. Add value to the organization by developing its people and partners.
IV. Continuously solving root problems to drive organizational learning.
21. PRINCIPLES OF TOYOTAS
WAY
I. Having a long-term philosophy that drives a
long-term approach to building a learning
organization
• Base your management decisions on a long-
term philosophy, even at the expense of short-
term financial goals
22. II. The right process will produce the right results
• Create a continuous process flow to bring problems
to the surface
• Use "pull" systems to avoid overproduction.
• Level out the workload.
• Build a culture of stopping to fix problems, to get
quality right the first time
• Use visual control so no problems are hidden.
• Use only reliable, thoroughly tested technology that
serves your people and processes
23. III. Add value to the organization by developing its
people and partners.
• Grow leaders who thoroughly understand the work,
live the philosophy, and teach it to others
• Develop exceptional people and teams who follow
your company's philosophy
• Respect your extended network of partners and
suppliers by challenging them and helping them to
improve
24. IV. Continuously solving root problems to drive
organizational learning
• Go and see for yourself to thoroughly understand the
situation (Genchi Genbutsu).
• Make decisions slowly by consensus, thoroughly
considering all options; implement decisions rapidly
(Nemawashi).
25. BENEFITS FROM KAIZEN
• Kaizen reduces waste.
• Kaizen improves: Space utilization.
Product quality.
Use of capita.
Communications.
Production capacity.
Employee retention.
• Kaizen provides immediate results.