Kaizen
is management supported employee driven process where employees make a great
number of continuous lasting improvements by discovering small problems and
eliminating them permanently there by helping organization is setting &
trenching higher standards of performance
Kaizen
gives marginal but continuous improvement with no investment or little
investment
Kaizen
are of three types [depending upon the complexity and level]
1.
Management
kaizen
2. Group kaizen
3. Individual kaizen
Kaizen process- also called
kaizen story consists of seven sequential steps built on famous PDCA cycle, for
indentifying and fixing problem
1.
Defining
problem
2. Understanding /assessing the currents
status
3. Finding the root cause
4. Planning counting counter measures
5. Implementing counter measures
6. Verifying results
7.
Standardizing
and establishing control
Benefits of
kaizen
1.
It
helps for companywide continuous improve met
2.
It
increases productivity by eliminating waste arising from MURA [incases is
tency] (MURI) in adequacy
3.
Generals
process oriented thinking
4.
Emphasizes
implementation of idea & not merely generation of ideas
5.
It
bring alignment between objectives of the organization and those of its
employee
6.
It creates
good relations between management and unit
7.
It
creates creativity among employees of the company
8.
It
gives employments to employers to implement improvement at their work place
The types if
kaizen are differentiate on the following parameters
1.
Focus
2.
Involvement
3.
Duration
4.
No of
kaizen
5.
Implementation
cost
6.
Results
7.
Support
system
8.
Benefits
9.
Change
in current status
10. Tools