Tag: Kaizen
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The chicken or the egg? Implement first to improve or improve to implement.
It's common to hear comments from our clients like: “There's too much disorganization right now to develop Continuous Improvement or Kaizen activities. We have to solve them first.” “We currently have many problems; once we eliminate them, we'll start with 5S.” “We must first change the culture to be able to implement an industrial management system like TPM.” It would seem that…
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Short Kaizen Events: Or How to Maintain Enthusiasm by Identifying Improvement Opportunities
Often, our clients ask us to do "something" to raise awareness about the importance of Continuous Improvement. Other times, they want us to help them maintain their people's enthusiasm for programs whose results are declining. Depending on the situation, sometimes our response is…