• Better use of floor space.

seeing our ideas implemented

• Less work-in-progress inventories. • To make our job easier, safer Q
• Better flow of work. U
• To improve our Customer Service and make our
A
• Low accident rates customers happier
L
• Low machine break down, higher utilization of • To work smarter and not harder I
machinery's and equipments T
• To improve productivity and Quality Y
• High yield of materials
• To achieve organization growth
• High product quality T
• To become world class O
• Higher productivity
O
The questions like the ones given below would lead to Benefits of Kaizen L
status of present situation. S
Collective wisdom of people brings infinite results
• Are regular 5s checks conducted ?
• Job made easier
• Do people clean up without reminders?
• Drudgery removed from the job
• Do people follow rules and instructions
• Do people wear their uniforms and safety gear • Nuisance removed from the job
properly? • More Safety
• Do people assemble in time?
• More productivity
5D Concept
• Quality Improvement
If we do not follow the 5S concept, ready to accept 5D (5
Devils) • Saves Time and Cost
• Delay • Job Enrichment
• Declining profit Who should do Kaizen?

• Dissatisfied customers Kaizen is to be done by every one, right across the

organization, as everyone is contributing to the organization
• Defects output
• Demoralised Employees Where to do Kaizen?
KAIZEN Kaizen can be done in
Kaizen is basically small small improvements carried out • One's Own work area
by the person who is doing the job in his/her day to day
a) Routine & (b) Non-routine
work. The prime motto being small-small improvements
lead to Big benefits. • Common relevant areas
In Japanese, a) With your department peers &
b) With other department
“KAI” means Continuous
• Other's work area
"ZEN" means Improvement (a) Canteen & (b) Reception, etc.,
“KAIZEN” means Continuous Improvement
• One's own personal area-House
Continuous Improvement everyday through involvement of
every one in the organization is the key for Business When to do Kaizen?
Excellence, which is the prime motto for a Total Quality Whenever there is:
Organization.
• Pain area for individual
Why Kaizen?
• Pain area for organization
• To remain competitive we need to change for better
and hence Kaizen • Dissatisfaction over working Method

• If we do not move forward, we will move backward Individual's or organization's pain area will be mostly
due to the 3 MU's namely
• We may become worse than animals, if we do not use
• MURI - Strain
our ability to think
• MURA - Inconsistency
• Nothing will give more satisfaction, motivation than
• MUDA - Waste

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