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Kaizen has become the Holy Grail of manufacturers in competitive environments. ... Kaizen techniques have proven that they can improve manufacturing productivity in every industry from automobiles to electronics. ...
Lacking the opportunity to directly experience the kaizen techniques, the quest for improvement in many office environments generates a succession of “here-today, gone-tomorrow” programs. ... These forces can be addressed in much the same way kaizen methods work to check wastes and improve performance in manufacturing environments.
Kaizen is a Japanese word meaning “small, on-going good” (kai) and “good, for the better” (zen). In recent ears, kaizen has been defined as “small improvements generated by hands-on workers through the application of a variety of structured, low-technology methods. ...
Kaizen achieves long-term, consistent and repeatable excellence in administrative, engineering and office processes and functions. ... The problem is that, in an office environment that does not use kaizen techniques, there are few objective, performance criteria to guide employees on an hour-to-hour basis. ...
Kaizen is most often associated with the elimination of waste in manufacturing areas. Kaizen can also eliminate waste from day-to-day work in non-manufacturing areas. ... Without structure, Kaizen cannot succeed. The structure that enables Kaizen must lead its implementation.
Approximate Word count = 1040
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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