The Kaizen event planner
Subtitle: achieving rapid improvement in office, service, and technical environments
By: Karen Martin and Mike Osterling.
Contributors: Osterling, Mike.
Publisher: Productivity Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781563273513
Subjects: Organizational effectiveness; Industrial efficiency; Waste minimization; Production management; Manufacturing processes
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Lean enterprise principles; title: Kaizen characteristics; title: Planning essentials; title: Event leadership; title: Scoping the event; title: Kaizen team formation; title: Event logistics; title: Pre-event communication; title: Final preparations; title: Event structure; title: Event kickoff; title: Documenting the current state; title: Identifying waste and performing root cause analysis; title: Brainstorming and prioritizing improvement options; title: Designing and testing improvements; title: Implementing improvements; title: Event wrap-up; title: Follow-up activities; title: Creating a Kaizen culture.