Most Abeda Sultana
Senior Research Officer
National Productivity Organisation
Ministry of Industries
CONTENT:
What is a Kaizen?
The Origin of Kaizen
Benefits of KAIZEN
Impact of Kaizen
Why Kaizen?
Different level of “KAIZEN”
The Kaizen philosophy assumes that our way
of life- be it our working life, our social life, or
our home life deserves to be constantly
improved.
Maasaki Imai
Masaaki Imai-
known as the developer of kaizen
“Kaizen strategy is the single most important concept in
japanese management –the key to Japanese competitive
success . Kaizen means “ongoing” improvement involving
everyone-Top management , managers and workers”.
“If you learn only one word of Japanese,
make it KAIZEN.”
KAIZEN=Change for the better
What is Kaizen?
ZEN
Think , make good,
make better
KAI
To modify, to
change
WHAT IS KAIZEN?
 "KAIZEN™ means improvement. Moreover, it means continuing
improvement in personal life, home life, social life, and working life.
When applied to the workplace KAIZEN™ means continuing
improvement involving everyone – managers and workers alike." -
Masaaki Imai
 It is a Japanese business philosophy regarding the processes that
continuously improve operations and involve all employees. Kaizen sees
improvement in productivity as a gradual and methodical process.
 The concept of kaizen encompasses a wide range of ideas. It involves making
the work environment more efficient and effective by creating a team
atmosphere, improving everyday procedures, ensuring employee satisfaction,
and making a job more fulfilling, less tiring and safer.
The Origin of Kaizen
The foundation of Kaizen was laid in Japan after the Second World War,
when the country was attempting to rebuild infrastructure and rethink
many systems.
Several American experts on workplace improvement including W.
Edwards Deming and Joseph Juran came to Japan to lecture and teach.
Using information from these individuals regarding the TWI (Training
Within Industry) programs, the concept of Kaizen began to be formed
and it look off in the 1950s.
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Kaizen in Toyota
After world War ii, Toiichi Ohno was charged with setting up machine shops for
Toyota. He studied the ford production systems. He analyzed the various
productive measures and discrepancies in the system.
Based on the analysis, he outlined several production strategies for Toyota.
These production strategies later became benchmarks for production practices
across the world.
Toyota thus became one of the first companies in the world practices Kaizen.
Analysis however feel that kaizen kept ITS. JIT, Kanban and other practices
working smoothly as on interlinked strategic operational plan.
WHY TOYOTA USES KAIZEN TECHNIQUES?
 To remain competitive.
 To Improve customer service and make him
happy.
 To work smarter ,not harder.
 To Improve Productivity and Quality.
 To become World class.
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 Work become better (Better Quality).
 Work become easier (Increase Quantity).
 Work become faster (On time Delivery).
 Work become cheaper (Reduce Cost).
Benefits of KAIZEN:
BENEFITS OF KAIZEN:
 widely applicable – can be used in both manufacturing and
non-manufacturing environments.
 Highly effective & results oriented – kaizen events will
generate quick results, Measurable results. Establish the
baseline and measure the change.
 Higher operational efficiency-
- reduces wastage, like inventory waste, time waste, workers
motion
-Improves space utilization and product quality.
 A learning Experience- Every member of a kaizen team
will walk away from the event learning something new.
-Encourages big picture thinking
-Results in higher employee morale and job satisfaction, and
lower turn-over.
PIT FALLS IN KAIZEN:
 Resistance to change.
 Lack of proper procedure to implement.
 Too much suggestion may lead to confusion
and time wastage
 Difficult to implement in large scale process
where analyzing requires a lot of time.
• Patience
• Persistance
• Overall involvement
• Monitoring
– A group of people in each function who manage the target
setting, planning, people’s management…
What does Kaizen need?
WHO DOES KAIZEN…?
KAIZEN VERSUS INNOVATION
Value added and Non value added activities
SOME EXAMPLE OF NVA ACTIVITIES
KAIZEN REDUCES NON VALUE ADDED
ACTIVITIES
Value Add
Non Value Add
KAIZEN
KAIZEN
KAIZEN-2
KAIZEN
KAIZEN-1
KAIZEN-3
Before KAIZEN
After KAIZEN
Typical results of Kaizen have been:
Typical results of Kaizen have been:
50~70% reduction in processing time
50~70% reduction in processing time
20~40% increase in efficiency
20~40% increase in efficiency
20~40% savings in costs
20~40% savings in costs
40%-60% reduction in errors
40%-60% reduction in errors
50% release of space
50% release of space
Significant improvement in morale
Significant improvement in morale
Empowering of human resource
Empowering of human resource
Discovery of new capabilities
Discovery of new capabilities
Impact of Kaizen
Impact of Kaizen
 Finding out the pain area.
 Analyses the pain.
 3Ms considered with 4Ms.
-3Ms- Mura, Muri and Muda
-4Ms- Man, Machine, Material and Method.
METHODOLOGY:
Criteria of KAIZEN
PROBLEM SOLVING: ROOT CAUSE
ANALYSIS
WHAT IS “PROBLEM”?
Difference/Gap between “Desired status” and
“Actual /current situation” is “problem(s)”
Desired/Ideal status
e.g. This house was supposed
to built in 6 months
Actual situation
e.g. 6 months passed but
not yet completed
Gap(s)
Problem(s)
WHAT IS “PROBLEM”?
“Filling the gap (solving problem)”
KAIZEN
Desired/Ideal status
best practices,
professional standards
or expected goal in
service provision
Actual situation Clarifying ideal situation can help you
to identify problems in your working
place
Problem solving: Propose solutions
Problem solving: teamwork
• Responsible parties / stakeholders
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Success Factors For KAIZEN:
Success Factors For KAIZEN:
 Top management Commitment.
 Autonomy for middle management.
 Clear targets.
 Evaluation and rewards.
 Training.
 Feedback and monitoring.
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Before After
5S AT HOME
After
Before
5 S IN FACTORY
Importance of Procedure and standard
• A process without procedure, you may
get:
• A process with procedure, the result will
be:
• If you have standard, you will
get:
DIFFERENT LEVEL OF “KAIZEN”
Large KAIZEN ) Small KAIZEN
Target Large problem, Medium problem Small problem
Period of
implementation
Need certain time
(one KAIZEN cycle is maximum 6
months)
Short time
(Few minutes – less than one
month)
Process of
implementation
1) Identify problems
2) Collect baseline data
3) Identify causes
4) Come up with possible
measures
5) Implement measures…
etc.
1) Identify problems
2) Come up with the solutions
3) Implement
Persons in
charge
All section staff All section staff
Type of record Records according to QC story Good practice sheet, Small
KAIZEN sheet
Differences between large and small problems
“Large problem” is composed
of several “contributing
factors”
Small problem is simple
composition. Not
complicated
Contributing factor 4
Contributing factor 2
Contributing factor 3
Contributing factor 1
Large problem Small problem
Small KAIZEN
KAIZEN Process (QC story)
Small KAIZEN
SMALL KAIZEN
• Quick and easy KAIZEN
• Small KAIZEN helps to
– eliminate or reduces waste
– promotes personal growth of employees and the
organization
– serves as a barometer of leadership
• Implementing workers’ ideas as small changes can be
done by the worker him/herself with very little
investment of time
PROCESS OF SMALL KAIZEN
Find problems,
wastes or
opportunities for
improvement
Record activities
and share with
other staff
Discuss the ideas
with supervisor
Come up with
ideas for
improvement
Implement the
ideas/solutions
• The idea is very easily
implemented without any
agreement.
• Immediately solved issues
Agreement
Realization etc.
• Small KAIZEN
sheet
• KAIZEN
suggestion
board.
Quickly improved!!
KAIZEN
suggestions
To Do Doing Done
KAIZEN SUGGESTION
BOARD
15
HOW TO USE KAIZEN SUGGESTION
BOARD
• Write your idea on small paper and stick it when you come
up with ideas for improvement
• Move the paper to “TO DO” when supervisor are
discussing
• Move the paper to “Doing” when you are practicing the
ideas after agreement from the supervisor
• Move the paper to “Done” when you complete the ideas
18
Example of Small KAIZEN
Small KAIZEN was done by gardeners by recycling discarded clean infusion set for
water supply for plants.
EXAMPLE OF KEEPING SMALL KAIZEN
19
Large
KAIZEN
21
KAIZEN PROCESS
• Basic procedure for solving problems
scientifically, rationally, efficiently and
effectively
– remove barriers
– reduce wastes
• One cycle of KAIZEN activities takes maximum
6 months
• Composed by seven (7) steps
Step 1: Selection of KAIZEN Theme
Solving problems at working place,
and improve situation and condition
Step 2: Situation analysis
Step 3 Root cause analysis
Step 4: Identification of countermeasure
Step 5: Implementation of the identified countermeasures
Step 6: Check effectiveness of the countermeasures
Step 7: Standardization of effective countermeasures
KAIZEN PROCESS
Pla
n
D
o
Check
Act
Step 5:
Implement countermeasures
Step 6:
Check effectiveness
PDCA CYCLE AND “KAIZEN”
Step 2:
Situation analysis
Step 3:
Root cause analysis
Step 4: Identification
of countermeasures
Step 1:
KAIZEN theme
selection
Step 7:
Standardization
Important is “continuous improvement“
Do not stop here after ACT.
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Thank you for
listening!

kaizen for productivity improvement .ppt

  • 1.
    Most Abeda Sultana SeniorResearch Officer National Productivity Organisation Ministry of Industries
  • 2.
    CONTENT: What is aKaizen? The Origin of Kaizen Benefits of KAIZEN Impact of Kaizen Why Kaizen? Different level of “KAIZEN”
  • 3.
    The Kaizen philosophyassumes that our way of life- be it our working life, our social life, or our home life deserves to be constantly improved. Maasaki Imai
  • 4.
    Masaaki Imai- known asthe developer of kaizen “Kaizen strategy is the single most important concept in japanese management –the key to Japanese competitive success . Kaizen means “ongoing” improvement involving everyone-Top management , managers and workers”. “If you learn only one word of Japanese, make it KAIZEN.”
  • 5.
    KAIZEN=Change for thebetter What is Kaizen? ZEN Think , make good, make better KAI To modify, to change
  • 6.
    WHAT IS KAIZEN? "KAIZEN™ means improvement. Moreover, it means continuing improvement in personal life, home life, social life, and working life. When applied to the workplace KAIZEN™ means continuing improvement involving everyone – managers and workers alike." - Masaaki Imai  It is a Japanese business philosophy regarding the processes that continuously improve operations and involve all employees. Kaizen sees improvement in productivity as a gradual and methodical process.  The concept of kaizen encompasses a wide range of ideas. It involves making the work environment more efficient and effective by creating a team atmosphere, improving everyday procedures, ensuring employee satisfaction, and making a job more fulfilling, less tiring and safer.
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    The Origin ofKaizen The foundation of Kaizen was laid in Japan after the Second World War, when the country was attempting to rebuild infrastructure and rethink many systems. Several American experts on workplace improvement including W. Edwards Deming and Joseph Juran came to Japan to lecture and teach. Using information from these individuals regarding the TWI (Training Within Industry) programs, the concept of Kaizen began to be formed and it look off in the 1950s.
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    Kaizen in Toyota Afterworld War ii, Toiichi Ohno was charged with setting up machine shops for Toyota. He studied the ford production systems. He analyzed the various productive measures and discrepancies in the system. Based on the analysis, he outlined several production strategies for Toyota. These production strategies later became benchmarks for production practices across the world. Toyota thus became one of the first companies in the world practices Kaizen. Analysis however feel that kaizen kept ITS. JIT, Kanban and other practices working smoothly as on interlinked strategic operational plan.
  • 10.
    WHY TOYOTA USESKAIZEN TECHNIQUES?  To remain competitive.  To Improve customer service and make him happy.  To work smarter ,not harder.  To Improve Productivity and Quality.  To become World class.
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     Work becomebetter (Better Quality).  Work become easier (Increase Quantity).  Work become faster (On time Delivery).  Work become cheaper (Reduce Cost). Benefits of KAIZEN:
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    BENEFITS OF KAIZEN: widely applicable – can be used in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing environments.  Highly effective & results oriented – kaizen events will generate quick results, Measurable results. Establish the baseline and measure the change.  Higher operational efficiency- - reduces wastage, like inventory waste, time waste, workers motion -Improves space utilization and product quality.  A learning Experience- Every member of a kaizen team will walk away from the event learning something new. -Encourages big picture thinking -Results in higher employee morale and job satisfaction, and lower turn-over.
  • 14.
    PIT FALLS INKAIZEN:  Resistance to change.  Lack of proper procedure to implement.  Too much suggestion may lead to confusion and time wastage  Difficult to implement in large scale process where analyzing requires a lot of time.
  • 15.
    • Patience • Persistance •Overall involvement • Monitoring – A group of people in each function who manage the target setting, planning, people’s management… What does Kaizen need?
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    Value added andNon value added activities
  • 21.
    SOME EXAMPLE OFNVA ACTIVITIES
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    KAIZEN REDUCES NONVALUE ADDED ACTIVITIES Value Add Non Value Add KAIZEN KAIZEN KAIZEN-2 KAIZEN KAIZEN-1 KAIZEN-3 Before KAIZEN After KAIZEN
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    Typical results ofKaizen have been: Typical results of Kaizen have been: 50~70% reduction in processing time 50~70% reduction in processing time 20~40% increase in efficiency 20~40% increase in efficiency 20~40% savings in costs 20~40% savings in costs 40%-60% reduction in errors 40%-60% reduction in errors 50% release of space 50% release of space Significant improvement in morale Significant improvement in morale Empowering of human resource Empowering of human resource Discovery of new capabilities Discovery of new capabilities Impact of Kaizen Impact of Kaizen
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     Finding outthe pain area.  Analyses the pain.  3Ms considered with 4Ms. -3Ms- Mura, Muri and Muda -4Ms- Man, Machine, Material and Method. METHODOLOGY:
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    PROBLEM SOLVING: ROOTCAUSE ANALYSIS
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    WHAT IS “PROBLEM”? Difference/Gapbetween “Desired status” and “Actual /current situation” is “problem(s)” Desired/Ideal status e.g. This house was supposed to built in 6 months Actual situation e.g. 6 months passed but not yet completed Gap(s) Problem(s)
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    WHAT IS “PROBLEM”? “Fillingthe gap (solving problem)” KAIZEN Desired/Ideal status best practices, professional standards or expected goal in service provision Actual situation Clarifying ideal situation can help you to identify problems in your working place
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    Problem solving: teamwork •Responsible parties / stakeholders
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    Success Factors ForKAIZEN: Success Factors For KAIZEN:  Top management Commitment.  Autonomy for middle management.  Clear targets.  Evaluation and rewards.  Training.  Feedback and monitoring.
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    5 S INOFFICE 11/2/2015 Before After
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    5 S INFACTORY
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    Importance of Procedureand standard • A process without procedure, you may get: • A process with procedure, the result will be: • If you have standard, you will get:
  • 43.
    DIFFERENT LEVEL OF“KAIZEN” Large KAIZEN ) Small KAIZEN Target Large problem, Medium problem Small problem Period of implementation Need certain time (one KAIZEN cycle is maximum 6 months) Short time (Few minutes – less than one month) Process of implementation 1) Identify problems 2) Collect baseline data 3) Identify causes 4) Come up with possible measures 5) Implement measures… etc. 1) Identify problems 2) Come up with the solutions 3) Implement Persons in charge All section staff All section staff Type of record Records according to QC story Good practice sheet, Small KAIZEN sheet
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    Differences between largeand small problems “Large problem” is composed of several “contributing factors” Small problem is simple composition. Not complicated Contributing factor 4 Contributing factor 2 Contributing factor 3 Contributing factor 1 Large problem Small problem Small KAIZEN KAIZEN Process (QC story)
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    SMALL KAIZEN • Quickand easy KAIZEN • Small KAIZEN helps to – eliminate or reduces waste – promotes personal growth of employees and the organization – serves as a barometer of leadership • Implementing workers’ ideas as small changes can be done by the worker him/herself with very little investment of time
  • 47.
    PROCESS OF SMALLKAIZEN Find problems, wastes or opportunities for improvement Record activities and share with other staff Discuss the ideas with supervisor Come up with ideas for improvement Implement the ideas/solutions • The idea is very easily implemented without any agreement. • Immediately solved issues Agreement Realization etc. • Small KAIZEN sheet • KAIZEN suggestion board. Quickly improved!!
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    KAIZEN suggestions To Do DoingDone KAIZEN SUGGESTION BOARD 15
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    HOW TO USEKAIZEN SUGGESTION BOARD • Write your idea on small paper and stick it when you come up with ideas for improvement • Move the paper to “TO DO” when supervisor are discussing • Move the paper to “Doing” when you are practicing the ideas after agreement from the supervisor • Move the paper to “Done” when you complete the ideas
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    18 Example of SmallKAIZEN Small KAIZEN was done by gardeners by recycling discarded clean infusion set for water supply for plants.
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    EXAMPLE OF KEEPINGSMALL KAIZEN 19
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    KAIZEN PROCESS • Basicprocedure for solving problems scientifically, rationally, efficiently and effectively – remove barriers – reduce wastes • One cycle of KAIZEN activities takes maximum 6 months • Composed by seven (7) steps
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    Step 1: Selectionof KAIZEN Theme Solving problems at working place, and improve situation and condition Step 2: Situation analysis Step 3 Root cause analysis Step 4: Identification of countermeasure Step 5: Implementation of the identified countermeasures Step 6: Check effectiveness of the countermeasures Step 7: Standardization of effective countermeasures KAIZEN PROCESS
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    Pla n D o Check Act Step 5: Implement countermeasures Step6: Check effectiveness PDCA CYCLE AND “KAIZEN” Step 2: Situation analysis Step 3: Root cause analysis Step 4: Identification of countermeasures Step 1: KAIZEN theme selection Step 7: Standardization Important is “continuous improvement“ Do not stop here after ACT.
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