qqqq Kaizen Blitz. See also Kaizen Blitz Training

Kaizen means the philosophy of Continuous Improvement.

Kaizen Blitz workshops will convince your co-workers that it is really easy. They will become convinced that Kaizen Blitz does not refer to revolutionary changes or inventions which one can go to Patent Office with. An idea, which saves a penny or a second, is just enough to have Kaizen, that is, improvements appearing everyday and invented by exactly everybody. It will suddenly turn out that a company has saved millions. Kaizen Blitz is a few days’ (2-10 days) workshop covering a small production area. You will completely change this area through training, analyses, mapping and brainstorming. Then, you will put your ideas into effect, and represent your achievements in front of the company management.

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What advantages does Kaizen Blitz bring?

• Kaizen Blitz is a great idea at the early beginning of Your Lean. Why? For psychological reasons. Co-workers, whom you will invite to participate in Kaizen Blitz, will focus all their efforts on a narrow field and a specific objective. They will not have time for such thought as “why I will not manage”. Before they delay the issue, the positive results will just appear.   The co-workers will be delighted and eager for further work on improvements.
• In the workplace, the lead time and the number of work in process will diminish, so you can expect specific savings and your bosses’ delight.   When the management sees financial benefits, the way for further implementation of Lean Manufacturing is open.
• You will increase the productivity as the workers from Kaizen Blitz area will spend less time on activities which do not add the value.
• You should also get back the spare area in the production hall.

But remember not to confine your activities to Kaizen Blitz. It is quite a superficial tool, which   does not give time for deep consideration and the real, natural development of Your Lean.

Focusing on the specific part, you can also disrupt a bit the main process. Goldratt said once,  “Locally optimal system is not the optimal system.” Kaizen Blitz will last a week. At the same time: