“KAIZEN™ means improvement. Moreover, it means continuing improvement in personal life, home life, social life, and working life. When applied to the workplace KAIZEN™ means continuing improvement involving everyone – managers and workers alike.”- Masaaki Imai, Founder of Kaizen Institute.
Over 30 years ago, Masaaki Imai sat down to pen the groundbreaking book ‘Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success’ (McGraw Hill). Through this book, the term KAIZEN™ was introduced in the western world. Today KAIZEN™ is recognized worldwide as an essential pillar of an organization’s long-term competitive strategy. Since introducing this term as a systematic approach to business improvement, companies that implement KAIZEN™ have continually yielded superior results.
What You Will Learn:
- Overview of Kaizen and Historical Background
- The Kaizen Mindset – embracing a culture of continuous improvement and the importance of small, incremental changes
- Overview of Kaizen key principles including teamwork, standardization and involvement of all employees
- Introduction to common tools such as 5S, PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) and Gemba Walks
- Applying Kaizen principles to personal life and self-improvement
- Kaizen in the Workplace – implementing Kaizen in a business setting
- Practical Kaizen Exercises
- Overcoming Kaizen Challenges