4. “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those
who cannot read and write, but those who cannot
learn, unlearn, and relearn.”
Alvin Toffler
Continuous Improvement
What ?
5. Continuous Improvement
Value Stream Mapping Inventory
Standards Kaizen 5 Whys CFD
Cycle Time Waste Genchi Genbutsu
What ?
7. Kai = Change and Zen = Good/Be er;
together Kaizen stands for a small
methodical continuous improvement steps
that should be implemented daily
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Continuously improving in
incremental steps.
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literally translates to ‘continuous improvement’ in
English. Kaizen activities are small, incremental activities
performed over time where Kaikaku a radical and one-
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define Kaizen
10. Applied to different areas
(including so ware...)
The Toyota Way 2001
Continuous Respect For
Improvement People
Kaizen Challenge Kaizen Genchi
Gembutsu
Respect Teamwork
11. The Toyota Way 2001
Continuous Respect For
Improvement People
Challenge Kaizen Genchi Respect Teamwork
Gembutsu
Not only practices, but also principles
Kaizen
28. “The foundation of the Toyota way
is based upon the simple yet
elusive goal of identifying and
Overproduction
eliminating waste in all work
activities” Jeffrey Liker, The Toyota Way Fieldbook
Waiting
Overprocessing
Unnecessary Transportation
Inventory
Motion
Defects
Waste (Muda)
29. “Where there is no standard, there can be no
improvement. For these reasons, standards are the
basis for both maintenance and improvement.”
Masaaki Imai
Standards & Improvement
30. “Data is of course important
in manufacturing, but I place
the greatest emphasis on
facts.” Taiichi Ohno
Genchi Genbutsu
32. “The ba ery Why?
“My car will is dead”
not start.” Why?
“The alternator is
not functioning.”
“I have not been
maintaining my car Why?
according to the
recommended schedule.”
“The alternator
belt has broken.”
Why? “The alternator belt was
well beyond its useful Why?
service life and has never
been replaced.”
5 Whys
33. For want of a nail a shoe was lost,
for want of a shoe a horse was lost,
for want of a horse a rider was lost,
for want of a rider an army was lost,
for want of an army a ba le was lost,
for want of a ba le the war was lost,
for want of the war the kingdom was lost,
and all for the want of a li le horseshoe nail.
John Gower's Confesio
Amantis dated approximately 1390 AD.
5 Whys
58. Continuous Improvement
It’s not just Reflect and adapt
about Learn by standardizing
practices Long term thinking
Respect People
“Toyota’s real advantage was its ability to harness the
intellect of ‘ordinary’ employees” Gary Hamel
A erthoughts
