Kaizen Flashcards
Kaizen ideas come from _____.
anyone and everywhere
*The people doing the work
*Anyone within or outside the organization
*Unhappy customers
involves setting standards and then continuously improving those standards
Kaizen (Continuous Improvement)
“Psychological Safety is a believe that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with _____.” -Amy Edmondson
Ideas, Questions, Concerns, or Mistakes
A strategywhere employees work together proactively to achieve regular, incremental improvements in the process.
Kaizen (Continuous Improvement)
“Change” “Better”
“Kai” “Zen”
What are the 5 Elements of Kaizen
1) Teamwork
2) Personal discipline
3) Improved morale
4) Quality circles
5) Suggestions for improvement
Kaizens Will Never Work unless there is _____
Psychological Safety
What are some examples of Kaizen Tools?
*Value Stream Mapping
*Total Quality Management Plan
*Yamazumi(Stack) Chart
*A3
*Time Observation Sheet
*Poka-Yoke
*Capacity Proposal Sheet
*KAIZEN Newspaper
*Interference Chart
What is the Kaizen Mindset?
Make small, low-cost improvements all the time
Help others make small improvements
Respect, positive mind-set
Gradual change for the better
A structured work group improvement event (typically 3 to 5 days)”
Kaizen Event
Focused on a short-term project to improve a specific process
Kaizen Blitz
Which statement best describes Kaizen?
a)A concept referring to Just-In-Time Production
b)A strategy to identify and reduce waste
c)A process to achieve zero defects
d)A concept referring to Continuous Improvement
d) A concept referring to Continuous Improvement
_____refers to activities that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees from the CEO to the assembly line workers while ____ is a focused, short-term project to improve a particular process.
a)Kaizen, Kaizen Event
b)Kaizen Blitz, Kaizen Event
c)Kaizen Event, Kaizen
d)Kaizen Blitz, Kaizen
a)Kaizen, Kaizen Event
Kaizen is used when the problem needs to have __________ focus and to be solved in a __________ time span.
a)Broad, Short
b)Narrow, Short
c)Broad, Long
d)Narrow, Long
b)Narrow, Short
