Kaizen Teian
Kaizen Teian
Kaizen Teian
KAIZEN
KAIZEN
Means more than Just Continuous Improvement ( Gradual Accumulation of small Improvements )
TEIAN
Means PROPOSAL
AS IT STANDS .....
Human beings strive for self actualization and fulfillment of their potential. People are usually ready to assume responsibility when conditions allow them to do so. It is not true that some people are endowed with creativity. Everyone possesses the capacity to be creative and inventive Modern corporations do not make the best use of the intellectual capabilities of their employees.
Every objective has two important components Maintenance - Support of daily status quo Improvement - Destroying status quo to improve circumstance
INNOVATIONS KAIZEN
KAIZEN
INNOVATIONS
Simple Improvement Low investment / expenditure Knowledge about one's own job is sufficient hence majority can participate
Major Changes
High Investment / expenditure Special Knowledge / skill is necessary hence only very few can participate
THREE STAGES THE KAIZEN MOVEMENT HAS THE FOLLOWING THREE STAGES
Participation development and activation of the organizational structure Development of skills of improvement of performance on the job Results are classified as tangible and intangible
CERTAIN GUIDELINES
Proposals should relate to the proposer's own workplace & Job Since the purpose is to improve jobs rather than to generate abstract ideas, there proposals should be innovations that can be implemented These improvements should be effective,but even more important - they should be seen as a way to energize people on the job and to develop their creative capabilities
SUGGESTION BOX
Usually sends these messages to employees
Employees can come forward with proposals It is all right if employees make proposals It is alright if employees don't make proposals
What position does improvement proposal activity occupy in the overall system of Management? Since this activity is a Company wide activity, it necessarily involves a link between the activity and Management. A proposal system can become an integral part of the Management system