ABSTRACT

Kaizen Events are an effective way to train organizations to break unproductive habits and adopt a continuous improvement philosophy while, at the same time, achieve breakthrough performance-level results. Through Kaizen Events, cross-functional teams learn how to make improvements in a methodological way. They learn how to quickly study a process,

part |2 pages

Part I Lean and Kaizen: An Overview

chapter 1|18 pages

LEAN ENTERPRISE PRINCIPLES

chapter 2|10 pages

KAIZEN CHARACTERISTICS

part |2 pages

Part II Kaizen Event Planning

chapter 3|6 pages

PLANNING ESSENTIALS

chapter 4|12 pages

EVENT LEADERSHIP

chapter 5|8 pages

SCOPING THE EVENT

chapter 6|10 pages

KAIZEN TEAM FORMATION

chapter 7|12 pages

EVENT LOGISTICS

chapter 8|12 pages

PRE-EVENT COMMUNICATION

chapter 9|6 pages

FINAL PREPARATIONS

part |2 pages

Part III Kaizen Event Execution

chapter 10|6 pages

EVENT STRUCTURE

chapter 11|8 pages

EVENT KICKOFF

chapter 12|20 pages

DOCUMENTING THE CURRENT STATE

chapter 15|6 pages

DESIGNING AND TESTING IMPROVEMENTS

chapter 16|8 pages

IMPLEMENTING IMPROVEMENTS

chapter 17|16 pages

EVENT WRAP-UP

part |2 pages

Part IV Beyond the Kaizen Event: Sustaining and Expanding

chapter 18|6 pages

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES

chapter 19|10 pages

CREATING A KAIZEN CULTURE

part |2 pages

Appendices

chapter |10 pages

Appendices Appendix A Lean Terminology

part |2 pages

Appendix B Additional Resources

chapter |7 pages

INDEX

chapter |1 pages

ABOUT THE AUTHORS