Kaizen
Kaizen for the Workplace and Personal Spaces
The strategy of Kaizen can be used in a workplace or even in the home. This is a great post for the beginner or the advanced Lean user. I would recommend checking out the article and exploring how Lean can help your company. “A Japanese management strategy called Kaizen roughly translates to “continuous slow improvement.” In the…
CSS Editorial Staff | June 19, 2018 | Kaizen
Kaizen – 3 ‘G’ Principles
Kaizen is a Japanese term for improvement, and is commonly uses as the basis for a methodology that is focused on continuous improvement for businesses. It is most commonly used in warehouse and manufacturing facilities where the goals of eliminating waste and improving efficiency are very important. While Kaizen as a whole is a very…
Tony Ferraro | June 10, 2016 | Kaizen | 3 G Prinicples, Facility Efficiency, Gemba, Kaizen
What are the Best Kaizen Benefits?
Kaizen Methodology When looking for ways to improve a facility most managers will discover the concept of Kaizen. Kaizen is a Japanese term that means ‘a change for better’ or more commonly said, ‘continuous improvement.’ This is an ideology that has been growing in popularity since it first started back in the 1980’s when Japanese…
Tony Ferraro | April 1, 2016 | Kaizen | Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing
Kaizen Tips from My Personal Experience
Implementing Kaizen from My Experience Continuous improvement in the way a facility or entire company works is the heart of Kaizen. While the concept is fairly simple, the implementation can be extremely difficult. Even when companies begin using Kaizen strategies for a time, they often end up losing momentum and falling back into old habits.…
Tony Ferraro | October 30, 2015 | Kaizen | Kaizen
Kaizen Continuous Improvement – Ten Tips
Ten Tips to Help You with Your Kaizen Continuous Improvement Strategy The Kaizen methodology encourages ongoing efforts to ensure continuous improvement throughout a facility. This improvement can come in many forms including waste elimination, improved efficiency, safer work environments, and much more. Simply say that a facility is employing Kaizen strategies, is essentially meaningless if…
Tony Ferraro | September 21, 2015 | Kaizen | 5S, 6S, Continuous Improvement, Facility Efficiency, Kaizen, Six Sigma
Great Kaizen Idea – Kaizen by Inspiration
The True Difference Between Kaizen and Kaizen by Inspiration When most companies today talk about Kaizen, they assume that this is just any effort that the company makes to help streamline processes, eliminate waste and hopefully improve profit margins. While that may be accurate in some sense, it is not a complete picture. When Kaizen…
Tony Ferraro | June 5, 2014 | Kaizen | Kaizen
Kaizen Event Reduces Transport Waste & Optimizes Efficiency
I was recently brought in to assist in a Lean event for a large manufacturing facility, with the goal of eliminating waste, and completing the implementation of Lean strategies. The facility had already begun the process over the past 18 months, and had done quite an impressive job. When they consulted with me, I was…
Tony Ferraro | January 2, 2014 | Kaizen | Facility Efficiency, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing
Talking Kaizen and Lean with Mark Hamel
Mark Hamel In this week’s interview, we are highlighting the expertise of Mark Hamel, a leader in lean and six sigma implementation, as well as an established author and blogger. He authored a book entitled, “Kaizen Event Fieldbook” and is an avid blogger for kaizenfieldbook.com. In this interview he answers questions related to Kaizen and Lean…
Tony Ferraro | August 12, 2013 | Kaizen | Continuous Improvement, Healthcare, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma
The Skepticism of Kaizen
Kaizen continues to gain momentum as an exceptional tool for continuous improvement within many different employment sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, business management, etc. However, despite a positive track record the Japanese derived term “Kaizen” still comes under harsh criticism from many employees and managers alike. Many people just don’t believe such radical changes can…
Tony Ferraro | June 24, 2013 | Kaizen | Kaizen
How to introduce Kaizen philosophy in education?
Kaizen philosophy can be introduced to improve your personal life, public life and workplace. It can be effectively implemented in education as well to get great benefits in the overall development of the student and the school as well. Kaizen is the most important strategy that was adapted by Japanese in every walk of life.…
Mike Wilson | November 12, 2012 | Kaizen | Continuous Improvement, Kaizen
Kaizen – An Organizations Journey towards Perfection
Quality and productivity in an ideal situation should always go hand in hand. However, where there is a pressure to perform they are always pitted against each other. Business managers are always under a lot of pressure to hit targets and increase their output; this has a resultant effect of compromised productivity. Customers, due to…
Mike Wilson | October 29, 2012 | Kaizen | Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing
An Overview on Kaizen Techniques
Kaizen refers to betterment and continuous improvement in any area of process like manufacturing, business, nursing, management, etc. There are two elements of Kaizen: improvement and continuity. Successful implementation of this technique requires the contribution of all the workers in an organization. Every member has to be the asset of the organization. The use of…
Mike Wilson | September 20, 2012 | Kaizen | Continuous Improvement, Kaizen
Lean and kaizen are not meant to eliminate people — they’re meant for improvement
Ever dream about reaching an efficiency of 95%?! Think that is a crazy goal for your company? It’s not! That is what lean and kaizen help you achieve. It can also help you get rid of employees. Well, that’s how an article in Business Today titled “How Toyota Uses Kaizen for Efficiency” would have you…
Mike Wilson | July 26, 2012 | Kaizen, Lean | Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing
Kaizen Events, How vital is it to Lean manufacturing
Change for the better. Continuous improvement. Kaizen Event. This is quite important in most areas of life. The concept – called kaizen – is vital in Lean manufacturing or a Lean business. What exactly is kaizen? James A Bruce tells us in his article What Is Kaizen?: Kaizen is a Japanese word which means “change…
Mike Wilson | July 13, 2012 | Kaizen, Lean | Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing
Why Rethink Business With Kaizen?
What is it? How can this help my company achieve higher goals? In an economy focused on regrowth and restructure, businesses all over are trying to innovate wherever they can. Kaizen can be the beginning of looking at business like never before. In a typical corporate structure top to bottom, the corporate level makes all…
Mike Wilson | July 10, 2012 | Kaizen | Continuous Improvement, Kaizen