- understand customer value: the value of a product is defined solely by the customer
- map the value stream: describes the flow of material and information through the production system
- implement flow: linking of manual and machine operations
- let customers pull: customer demand drives the manufacturing process
- implement lean manufacturing tools: 5S, visual management, SMED, standardized work, TPM etc.
- improve continuously
- overall value stream improvement
- improved communication
- mutual respect
- shared responsibility
2. A Kaizen Blitz (or event) focuses on individual processes, and tries to improve them in a short fixed time frame, typically 4 to 5 days.
- day 1: training (lean concepts, Kaizen, improvement tools)
- day 2: observing the process, brainstorming, data gathering
- day 3: solution development, start implementation
- day 4: implementation and standardization
- day 5: assessment of obtained results
- immediate results
- other improvement opportunities are discovered
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