KAIZEN

Duration: 2 Days

PROGRAM OVERVIEW COURSE CONTENTS

Every business strives for continuous improvement in order to satisfy • Introduction
customer demand and maintain competitiveness. Whilst some initiatives • Kaizen - Definitions
may bring about some instant success, momentum can soon be lost if • Understanding the
the continuous improvement activities are not embedded within the origins of Kaizen
organisation and its culture. • Making waste visible –
Identifying the non value
One way in which permanent improvements can be brought about is added activities in your
by the use of small empowered group activities. These improvement organisation
activities are often referred to in a lean environment as Kaizens. Kaizen, • Examples of lean tools to
originally a Buddhist word, loosely translates to describing all of the be used for Kaizen events
continuous improvement (CI) activities with an organisation. Kaizen makes • 5S, Kanban, SMED
uses of small groups of people to make relatively small, positive changes and Value Stream
within their own area of expertise. At Aster, we refer to this as “doing 1000 Mapping
things 1% better”. • Kaizen approaches - Just
Do Its
This two days course focuses on both the mechanics of generating • Basic Problem Solving
continuous improvement activities together with a proven management – Ishikawa (Cause &
approach to ensure the right culture is created to bring about sustainable Effect) and 5 Whys
improvement. This course shows you one method of bringing about • How to implement
permanent productive change within your business. Kaizen?

INTRODUCTION TO
• How to structure a Kaizen
team?
LEARNING OUTPUT • Sustaining a Kaizen
culture
At the conclusion of the course, you should be able to appreciate: • Summary & Review

ISO 9001:2015
• Where waste (non-value added activities) can be found in a business
• How to identify prioritised areas for improvement
• The Kaizen approach to incremental improvement WHO SHOULD
• Improvement metrics ATTEND?
Managers,
Engineers, Supervisors,
Executives, Operators,
Continuous improvement
facilitators and Supporting
staff.