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National School Of Management

master quality management


module: English

Presented by :
Mohamed Lyes ZELTNI
 Kaizen is a Japanese term meaning "change
for the better" or "continuous improvement."
It is a Japanese business philosophy regarding
the processes that continuously improve
operations and involve all employees.
 Kaizen aims for improvements in
productivity, effectiveness, safety, and waste
reduction, and those who follow the
approach often find a whole lot more in
return: Less waste – inventory is used more
efficiently as are employee skills. People are
more satisfied – they have a direct impact on
the way things are done.
 Kaizen is most commonly associated with
manufacturing operations, as at Toyota, but
has also been used in non-manufacturing
environments. The format for kaizen can be
individual, suggestion system, small group, or
large group.
 Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) is a
strategy where employees at all levels of a
company work together proactively to
achieve regular, incremental improvements
to the manufacturing process. In a sense, it
combines the collective talents within a
company to create a powerful engine for
improvement.
 The 3 Pillars of Kaizen
 Housekeeping. Housekeeping is the
first pillar of Kaizen. ...
 Elimination of Waste. Eliminating waste is the
second main pillar of Kaizen. ...
 Standardization. Standardization is the
process of developing standards to which
production is performed.
 Under the lean manufacturing system, seven
wastes are identified:
 overproduction,
 inventory,
 motion,
 defects,
 over-processing,
 waiting,
 and transport.
 The Kaizen approach consists
of 5 founding elements :
 teamwork,
 personal discipline,
 improved morale,
 quality circles,
 suggestions for improvement.
 For example, the purchase of a new forklift
which optimizes two or more production
stations would be flow kaizen. This type
of kaizen focuses on removing waste from
individual processes. For example, the
operator of the forklift moves some inventory
around to allow for a faster loading and
unloading time at a station.
 Kaizen cost targets

Estimated amount of total current year


actual cost = Per product actual cost in the
previous year * Estimated production for the
current year. Kaizen cost target for the
current year = Estimated amount of total
current year actual cost * Ratio
of cost reduction target.
1. Another way that Kaizen can help with a
company's costs is through
implementation. The small incremental
changes that are at the core of Kaizen tend
to be low-cost and easy to implement. If the
change doesn't produce the desired results,
not much harm has been done since few
resources went into the small change.
 One major kaizen disadvantage is that it
distorts the entire management
system. Kaizen could be difficult for
businesses to go back to previous systems.
Also, employees might be unwilling to
change the system that they have been used
to.

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