Kaizen- Continuous Improvement

Course Description

Kaizen, also known as “continuous improvement” or “change for better” refers to philosophy or practice to systematically achieve small, incremental changes in processes in order to improve efficiency and quality. Kaizen originated in Japan in 1950. First, it was introduced and applied by Imai in 1986 to improve efficiency, productivity and competitiveness in Toyota.

What Do Participants Learn?

• Understand the definition and complete methodology for Kaizen implementation
• Gain knowledge on how to plan, implement and report on Kaizen projects
• Implement hands-on application of Kaizen tools and strategies
• Increase team coordination and enhance teamwork
• To empower staff to adopt better practice and quality approaches
• Commence a plan for the introduction of Kaizen in your organization

Who Should Attend?

Managers, Executives, Engineers, Clerks, Supervisors, Technicians, Officers, Production Leaders and Workers.

What Will the Learning Experience Include?

Phase: 1

Introduce

• Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
• Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
• Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.

• During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
• Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
• Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
• **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.

Phase: 2

Explore & Practice

Phase: 3

Apply

• Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
• To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
• Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
• Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)

• Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
• Participant's Evaluation
• Trainer's Evaluation

Phase: 4

EVALUATE