KAIZEN CYCLE FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

[Audio] KAIZEN CYCLE FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. KAIZEN CYCLE FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

[Audio] WHAT IS KAIZEN? Kaizen is a strategy where employees at all levels of a company work together proactively to achieve regular, incremental improvements to the manufacturing process..

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[Audio] 1.Involving-Get employees involved Seek the involvement of Employee and ask them to help you identify problems. This will encourage employees to support change..

[Audio] 2.Listing-Gather a list of problems Collect feedback from employees to identify problems and possible solutions Using feedback from all employees, gather a list of problems and potential opportunities..

[Audio] 3.Selecting-Encourage solution, then choose an idea Encourage employees to offer creative solutions, with all manner of ideas encouraged. Pick a winning solution or solutions from the ideas presented.

[Audio] 4.Testing-Test the solution Implement the Best solution chosen above, create experimental trial or take other small steps to test out the solution..

[Audio] 5.Measuring-Regulatory measure and Analyze the result At various intervals, check progress, with specific plans for who will be the point of contact and how best to keep ground-level workers engaged. Determine how successful the change has been..

[Audio] 6.Adopting-If it successful adopt the solution If results are positive, adopt the solution throughout the organization.

[Audio] 7.Repeating-Repeat on an ongoing basis These seven steps should be repeated on an ongoing basis, with new solutions tested where appropriate or new lists of problems tackled..

[Audio] Improve teamwork. Kaizen builds leadership skills. Improve efficiency. Improve employee satisfaction. Better safety. Waste reduction. Advantage.

[Audio] Disadvantages Difficult to implement in existing systems. Change is difficult. Training requirement..