KAIZEN:
The
term originated in Japan post the second world war. Japanese means the word ‘KAIZEN’
for ‘continual improvement’ and yes, it’s not continuous. Continuous is an
ongoing process whereas continual is comparatively less frequent.
KAIZEN aims at continual improvement in the processes across
the organization from the CEO to the workers in assembly line of an
organization.
Application of KAIZEN runs through the domains of
manufacturing, healthcare, psychotherapy, life-coaching, banking, government
and other prospective businesses.
KAIZEN follows two approaches broadly:
- Flow KAIZEN
The flow of materials and information in an
organizational section is studied and the critical parameters are analysed to
work on continual improvement.
- Process KAIZEN
Employees who work on the actual production
process are concentrated on for continual improvement. The improvement sprouts
from the bottom level employees scaling it across the organization.
KAIZEN implementation in the organization requires a
combination of both of the above for creation of a complete working model. Yet,
process KAIZEN is done with ease whenever a small contribution to improvement
is made unlike the traditional improvement process that requires a long period
of time before the actual implementation.
KAIZEN improvements are small and continual, almost done
every day, but accounts to a huge escalation in productivity when accumulated
over a period of time.
KAIZEN’s PDCA
cycle looks as follows:
- Plan
Chalk down the improvements to be made and
the parameters to consider.
- Do
Implementation is instant and standardized.
Do it right away.
- Check
The standards have to be in coherence.
Check if the process goes in sync with the standards.
- Act
Suggest on further improvements or similar
changes that could be made in a different section of the organization.
Tools such as fishbone diagram and statistical tables are
used for KAIZEN to work on.
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