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Introduction To Kaizen by Esayas Assefa
Introduction To Kaizen by Esayas Assefa
Introduction to Kaizen
1. Change Management
2. Definition KAIZEN
3. KAIZEN Pillars
4. Guiding Principles of Kaizen
5. Why Kaizen is necessary?
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Definition
Dictionary meanings of change
1. The act, process, or result of altering or
modifying.
2. The replacing of one thing for another;
substitution
3. A transformation or transition from one
state, condition, or phase to another.
Change Cont’d…..
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Change Cont’d…..
= CHANGE SUCCESS
Building blocks of successful change
1. Awareness of the need for change
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Connecting ADKAR and the current,
transition and future states.
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ADKAR Gap Model
Awarenes Successful
Desire Knowledge Ability Reinforcement
s change
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Promise For Change
Current Situation
Definition and Evolution of KAIZEN
Definition Of KAIZEN
According to Masaaki Imai Kaizen is
Everybody improvement
Everywhere improvement
Everyday improvement
Working S oc
life ia l
life
Home Deserves
o f
life to be
Wa y
constantly
improved life
KAIZEN DNA
Quality
Productivity
Gender
men s
imp ultaneou
t
rove
Environment Delivery
Sim
Safety
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KAIZEN Pillars
Kaizen Kai
Sys zen Kaizen
Philosophy tem
s Tools
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1. KAIZEN AS A PHILOSOPHY
Cont.…….
• KAIZEN is a philosophy of continuous
undertaking by an organization to improve its
activities and processes with the goal to always
improve quality and productivity so that the
organisation can meet full customer satisfaction.
• It will be built and implemented by uses as an
inter-institution-wide approach. That is, senior
management, middle management, and all staff
directly involved in the work hand in hand.
Characteristics of KAIZEN
1. Continuity
2. Participatory approach
3. Accumulation of small improvements
4. Improvement without a large amount of
investment
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KAIZEN AS A PHILOSOPHY cont’d…..
Continuity
• KAIZEN is a dynamic activity in revolving
cycles of PDCA, (Plan, Do, Check and Act).
KAIZEN AS A PHILOSOPHY cont’d…..
2. Participatory Approach
KT
KT
KT
KT
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4. Improvement without a large amount of money
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2. KAIZEN Systems
• Toyota Production System
• Total Productive Maintenance
• Company Wide Quality Control(QCC,
Suggestion system)
• Total Quality Management System
3. KAIZEN TOOLS
1. 5S (workplace Organization)
2. 7QC tools
3. Standard Operation Procedure (SOP)
4. Work study (Method Study, Time study)
5. Line Balancing
6. Kanban
7. Andon
8. Poka Yoke
9. Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
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Why Kaizen is necessary?
Why Kaizen is Necessary?
At Company Level
Objectives of Seeking Profits &
the Company customer satisfaction
Elimination of “Muda”
Quality Improvement
Training
for the Employees Cost Reduction
Delivery Time
Profits
Continuity
of the Company
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Why Kaizen is Necessary? Cont….
At National level
Increase in profit
Enhancement in
competitiveness
Increase in wage
Job generation
Increase in payable tax → Contribution to
National finance
National Growth
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Why Kaizen is Necessary? Cont….
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Guiding Principles of Kaizen cont…
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Two seeds lay side by side
in the fertile soil
The first seed said, ‘‘I
want to grow!’’