Course Overview
In Japan, continuous improvement has been a key part of personal development and business culture for decades, but it’s a relatively new concept in the western culture. The Japanese term for continuous improvement is Kaizen which simply means change for the better.
Course Objective
Making “change for the better” is vital for all businesses. In fact, Kaizen is the secret behind the huge success of companies such as Toyota, General Electric, Google, Apple, Motorola, Microsoft, and prominent celebrities and athletes such as the famous Bruce Lee.
This course offers practical introduction to Kaizen techniques and concepts. It is designed to help individuals and businesses to adopt kaizen tools and technique, boost productivity, improve resilience, eliminate waste, and reduce their costs.
Who Should Attend??
Managers, team leaders and supervisors who are looking for performance improvements on both an individual and team basis.
Course Outline
Day 1
- KAIZEN - A Powerful Strategy for Sustained Success
- Key Concepts of KAIZEN
- KAIZEN Roadmap
- KAIZEN Start up
- KAIZEN Roles
- LEAN, SIGMA and KAIZEN Philosophy
Day 2
- Project Selection – The key to successful improvement
- Identify core processes and key customer
- Defining Requirements
- Measuring Current Performances
- Type of KAIZEN belts
Day 3
- KAIZEN Process Improvement
- Expanding and Integrating the KAIZEN systems
- Describe your role and responsibilities in KAIZEN
- Generate a Process Map
- 8D
- 5S | Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
- 5Ws
Training Methodology
- Presentation & Slides
- Audio Visual Aids
- Interactive Discussion
- Participatory Exercise
- Action Learning
- Class Activities
- Case Studies
- Workshops
- Simulation