Kaizen refers to philosophy or practices that focus upon continuous improvement of processes in manufacturing, engineering, business management or any process. It is known as the “building blocks” of your future regarding all lean productions. In the business world, it is referred to as the activities that continually improve all functions, and involves all employees from the CEO to the assembly line workers. It also applies to processes, such as purchasing and logistics, that cross organizational boundaries into the supply chain.
Kaizen is small change for the better. There are many different types of kaizen events and we can help you facilitate any one of them as well as teach you and your organization over time how to facilitate them yourself. There is a key difference between Kaizen and other events. That difference is timing. Today, Kaizen events are known to have the best results implemented before the conclusion of the event. This just-in-time process improvement capability also pivots on all of the participants buying-in to consensus that the changes are correct and beneficial.
