KAIZEN

PHILOSOPHY
Introduction : What is “Kaizen”?

 Kaizen means "improvement".

 It is a Japanese workplace philosophy which focuses on
making continuous small improvements which keep a
business at the top of its field.
The philosophy involves everyone in the organization –
 managers and workers alike – and urges them to make
never-ending efforts for improvement.
 For example, in Japanese companies, such as Toyota and Canon,
several suggestions per employee are written down, shared and
implemented.
Kaizen : Key principles
 The first is a heavy reliance on teamwork, in which
everyone's opinion is valued and considered.

 Workers also have strong personal discipline, and morale in factories

must improve under kaizen.

 Workers should also be confident about offering

suggestions for improvement, even when a system appears
to be functioning adequately

 Kaizen recognizes that there is always room for

improvement

 Finally, the system uses quality circles, worker groups who meet
and work together to solve problems and come up with innovative
changes.
Phases of Kaizen

• Identify an opportunity
• Analyse the process
• Develop an optimal solution
• Implement the solution
• Study the result
• Standardise the solution
• Plan for the future
Areas of activities

• Quality
• Cost
• Delivery
• Management
• Safety
Thank you.