Description
This course focuses on Kaizen and expands on the basic principles outlined in module 2. It provides a detailed outline of how to plan, prepare, and implement Kaizen Events. The module outlines the requirements for an efficient Kaizen Event, and the benefits that a successful Kaizen Event can offer the enterprise.
The course consists of the following modules:
- Kaizen Overview
- Process, Flow, and Point Kaizen
- The Kaizen Event and its Participants
- Planning for Improvements
- Implementing Improvements
- Case Study: Implementing Kaizen
Objectives
On completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Define the term ‘Kaizen’
- Identify the benefits of Kaizen and Kaizen Events
- Identify the requirements for a successful Kaizen Event
- Identify and distinguish between the key participants in a Kaizen Event and their
- associated roles
- List the characteristics of a suitable area for a Kaizen Event
- List the responsibilities of a Kaizen team leader
- Recognize the steps involved in planning for and developing an improvement strategy
- Recognize the data required when establishing the current state of a process for a Kaizen Event
- Identify and distinguish between techniques that a Kaizen team can use to identify the root cause of a problem
- List appropriate follow-up practices for Kaizen Events
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