A Kaizen event, sometimes referred to as a Kaizen blitz, is a focused short-term project to improve a process. Tools implemented during a Kaizen event include value stream mapping, 5S, and Total ...
I first encountered the concept of kaizen in the early 1980s through the teaching of Masaaki Imai and later through his book Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success. Imai explained that the ...
THE word Kaizen is translated from Japanese to mean "continuous improvement." Kaizen events are an organized team effort to improve reliability of a process, reduce setup/lead times, streamline a ...
Lean process improvement methodologies are finding their place not just in manufacturing but in the clinical setting, where removing inefficiencies benefits not only the hospital but the patients ...
Kaizen events, which are short-term continuous improvement events designed to improve an area or a process, are key to many manufacturing plants' lean efforts. At the recent IndustryWeek Best Plants ...
ST. LOUIS — Each year, The Flesh Co. performs several TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) events within the production area. These events are a highly structured team ...
Line 4 at W.R. Grace's Chicagoland plant had an objective: to reduce changeover times by 50%. This goal was in response to a new W.R. Grace plant slated to open in Tennessee, which would result in the ...
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