3. “Kaizen” is a Japan word which means
“CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT”.
This word was introduced in 1951 with a
documentary film by a team of Economic and
Scientific Section (ESS) from America to rebuild and
improve Japanese Management skills.
The film was named “improvement in 4 steps (Kaizen
eno Yon Dankai)
5. KAIZEN PRINCIPLES
The five main elements of KAIZEN
• Teamwork
• Discipline
• Morale
• Quality circle
• Suggestion for improvement
6. Teamwork: In the corporate or business set up, there is a need for all
employees to work as a team towards the common goal of achieving the
desired improvement on production.
7. Discipline: Another element that significantly contributes to the
success of the Kaizen system is personal discipline. The employee should
have self-discipline in time management, quality assurance, loyalty to
the company.
8. Morale: The employer, or the senior management, should put in
place motivational strategies in their Kaizen concept such as good
working conditions, merit promotions, better remuneration, and
worker benefits such as allowances, medical care, bonuses, and loans
among many others.
All these give employees the security of employment as well as a
sense of belonging.
9. Quality circle: Employees will have opportunities to
share ideas, skills, technology and other relevant resources.
The exchange encourages them to gauge their performance
based on other companies Kaizen programs and thus try to
improve.
10. Suggestion for improvement: The last element of
the Kaizen system is the provision for the
opportunity to provide suggestions freely no matter
the worker's rank. No matter how absurd the
suggestions may be, they should be welcomed,
appreciated and considered at all times.
11. KAIZEN PRACTICE IN INDIA
• The Kaizen Institute was formed in India in 2000 with offices at
Delhi, Pune, and Ahmadabad.
• Gujarat Government has started following Kaizen practice in health
care net work in phase wise and it is successfully getting good
results in that state.
• Companies that are following Kaizen Practices are – Toyota Motor
corporations, Reliance Industries, Zydus Cadila, ABB Limited, Bharat
Heavy Electrical Limited, Asian Paints, Electrotherm, Federation of
Indian Chamber of Commerce, Godrej Consumer Products Limited,
Deepak Nitrite, Crompton Greaves, ISPAT Industries, Indian Oil
Corporation, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Navneet Publications, ITC
Limited, Sterling Exports, Thermax Limited, Suzlon, Arvind Mills and
Raymond Limited.
