ABSTRACT
What now? Your first successful kaizen event will feel great. This sense of accomplishment should be a great catalyst for future improvement efforts. Now is the time to get refocused and begin the next phase of improving the operations of the company. Kaizen should become a way of working, and continually improving upon what the kaizen team has done is the next step. It helps create a foundation for other improvement efforts that should be ongoing in the facility. This chapter will be devoted to giving suggestions for further improving the line after the kaizen and how this effort can continue into other areas.
