The Kaizen Blitz: Accelerating Breakthroughs in Productivity and Performance


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Kaizen is an approach that enables incremental improvement involving everyone across the organization­managers and workers alike. The Association for Manufacturing Excellence has pioneered a powerful application based on Kaizen service marked as the Kaizen Blitz. The hallmark of Kaizen Blitz and the reason it is so appealing to manufacturers is that the approach delivers breakthrough improvements in the 40 - 50% range. This book explores the approach and details how to ramp up Kaizen quickly for rapid results. It provides a frank discussion of what Kaizen will and won't do for an organization, the preparation necessary, obstacles to be wary of, and the results one can expect. Contents: The Power of the Kaizen Blitz, Learning by Doing. The Context of Kaizen. Improvement Strategy: Implementing the Big Picture. Getting Ready for Kaizen. Timeprints and Takt Times. How to Tell if There is Improvement: Adding Value; Subtracting Waste. Uncovering the Flows­Establishing and Clarifying Process Flows. Forms, Charts, Measurements. Sustaining the Gain. Lean Leadership. Don't Look Back. Index.
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