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Kaizen
Kaizen ( 改善 ), Japanese for "good change". It has been
applied in healthcare, psychotherapy , life-coaching,
government, banking, and other industries
Kaizen is the process of continuous improvements in small
increments that make the process more effective ,efficient,
controllable and adequate
Improvements are usually accomplished at little or no expense
with out sophisticated techniques or expensive equipments
It focuses on simplification by breaking down complex
processes into their sub-processes and then improving them.
Kaizen-Main objectives
Managerial practices ,which must broaden its perspectives,
whilst increasing its involvement
Shifting values ,which are socially and culturally adrift as quality
is concerned
Organizational effectiveness-the agenda of leadership,
motivation and goal setting
Kaizen
Process driven
The wastes are not free, but have been paid for the organization,
since those produce wastes also get paid and material
wasted costs money. There for one has to minimize and
eliminate the waste in the organization
• Standardization :
Automatic transmissions: the inability to remove a car key from the ignition
switch of an automobile if the automatic transmission is not first put in the
"Park" position, so that the driver cannot leave the car in an unsafe parking
condition where the wheels are not locked against movement.
3.5" floppy disks: the top-right corner is shaped in a certain way so that the
disk cannot be inserted upside-down.
SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards: The SIM card used in cellular
phones has its upper left corner trimmed diagonally to guide the card
correctly into position .
Poka yoke in Manufacturing
Innovation Kaizen
Creativity Adaptability
Individualism Teamwork, systems-approach
Specialist-oriented Generalist-oriented
Technology-oriented People-oriented
Information: closed and Information:Open,shared
proprietary
Functional Orientation Cross-functional orientation
Seeks new technology Building on existing technology
Limited feedback Comprehensive feedback
Comparison of Kaizen and Innovation over
Time
Innovation+Kaizen
Kaizen
Business Success
Innovation
Time