Kaizen Event

Rapid Improvement Event For Immediate Lean Implementation Results

Kaizen Event (also known as Kaikaku, Kaizen Blitz, Kaizen Burst, Gemba Kaizen) is a focused, intense and short-term project in which a cross-functional team makes rapid improvements in a short period of time. A Kaizen Event normally takes 3 to 10 days and the intensity and urgency overcomes the intellectual resistance to a new paradigm as people have little time to think of reasons for delay. It is common to completely re-engineer a process in a Kaizen Event week.

A Kaizen Event is a great way to show employees who are not confident about continuous improvement that they can make a difference, and can build their confidence to embark on other continuous improvement projects. A Kaizen Event must be properly planned and executed for it to be successful.

A typical Kaizen Event facilitated by Kaizen Consulting Group is implemented as follows:

Phase 1 – Identification and analysis of target areas / projects

Phase 2 – Training on the tools and techniques required for specific targeted areas

Phase 3 – Planning and preparation of the Kaizen Event

Phase 4 – Kaizen Event implementation

Phase 5 – Post Kaizen Event review and standardization

Kaizen Event Consideration

While Kaizen Event implementation is an important Lean / Lean Six Sigma tool, it is not a substitute for a holistic Lean / Lean Six Sigma strategy. Organisations should develop a well thought out Lean / Lean Six Sigma strategy and use Kaizen Event as one of the execution tools.

Kaizen Event Benefits

• Streamlines processes
• Reduces waste or non value add activities
• Reduces cycle time
• Reduces cost of operations
• Removes bottlenecks
• Improves throughput
• Improves customer satisfaction
• Improves productivity

Kaizen Event Applicability

Kaizen Event implementation is applicable to both the manufacturing and service industries including banking and finance, logistics, healthcare, government and public service.

Kaizen Event Implementation Training and Consultancy Services

Kaizen Consulting Group provides full end-to-end Kaizen Event services that encompass training and consultancy for the facilitation and implementation of rapid, structured and result oriented improvement.

Our Kaizen Event training and consultancy services include:

• Process Redesign Kaizen Event
• Layout Redesign Kaizen Event (Manufacturing Plant, Office Layout)
• Kaizen Event for Workcell Implemention
• 5S Kaizen Event (Store, Manufacturing Shopfloor, Office)
• Quick Changeover Kaizen Event (Machine Changeover, Reduction of Service Operation Preparation Time)
• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Kaizen Event
• Kanban (Pull Systems) Kaizen Event
• Kaizen Office / Lean Office (Streamlining Administrative Processes)

Why Kaizen Consulting Group?

We customise our services according to your organisation’s unique needs through:

• Detailed Pre-Kaizen Event diagnosis of your improvement needs
• Integrated training, project & consulting
• Intensive training and application of the most useful Kaizen Event implementation tools
• On-site project coaching and facilitation
• Guaranteed results and improvement

Contact Us

Contact us today for a non-obligatory discussion on our Kaizen Event Training and Consultancy Services:

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Tel: (65) 68484109