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KAIZEN

Presented By:Nitin Goyal(014-II229)


Shudhanshu
Shekhar (014-III-

Introduction
Masaaki Imai is known as the developer of
KAIZEN.
KAI means Change or the action to
correct.
ZEN means Good.
Kaizen is small incremental changes made
for improving productivity and minimizing
wastes.
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3 Main Principles of KAIZEN


1. Consider the process and the results.
2. The need to look at the entire process of
the job at hand and to evaluate the job
as to the best way to get the job done.
3. Kaizen must be approached in such a
way that no one is blamed and that best
process is put into place.

FEATURES OF KAIZEN

Widely applicable Can be


used in both manufacturing
and non-manufacturing
environments

Highly effective & results


oriented. Kaizen events will
generate
quick results, Measurable results,
Establish the baseline, and
measure the change!!!

A Learning Experience Every


member of a Kaizen Team will
walk away from the event
learning something new! !
Team based & cross
functional Team members

can be from various functions


of the business. Top
management participation is
encouraged.

Phases in Kaizen
A. Select an event.
B. Plan an event.
C. Implement an event.
D. Follow-up an event.
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Kaizen Elements

5 S in KAIZEN

5S is a method for organizing a


workplace, especially a shared
workplace (like a shop floor or an
office space), and keeping it
organized.

To take the concept of Kaizen performance


to its ultimate level of simplicity, it offered
the following "5S" steps

Sorting

keeping only

essential items

Simplifying

eliminates extra

motion.

Sweeping

Standardizing

keep the
workplace clean
standardized work

practices

Sustaining
reviewing

maintaining and
standards

Benefits Of Kaizen
Kaizen reduces waste - like inventory waste,
time waste and workers motion.
Kaizen improves space utilization and product
quality.
Results in higher employee moral and job
satisfaction.
Teaches workers how to solve everyday
problems.
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An Example

Toyota is well-known as one of the


leaders in using Kaizen. In 1999 at
one U.S. plant, 7,000 Toyota
employees submitted over 75,000
suggestions, of which 99% were
implemented.
Birla Plus Cement, an Aditya Birla
Group Company Kaizen as part of
integrated continuous improvement model
broadly deployed across Businesses
Communication from Shridhar Vyas at Birla
Plus Cement
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Pit Falls in Kaizen


Resistance to change.
Lack of proper procedure to implement.
Too much suggestion may lead to
confusion and time wastage.
Difficult to implement in large scale
process, where analyzing requires a lot of
time.
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KAIZEN HELPS YOU TO .


SEE THE WASTE.
TURN PROBLEMS INTO PROFIT.
CONSTANTLY CHANGE FOR THE
BETTER..

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