Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy
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The definitive, fully up-to-date guide to continuous improvement in the workplace "An updated version of a classic book that shares a wealth of new healthcare examples and case studies from around the world. The methods in this book will help you improve quality and safety, reduce waiting times, and improve the long-term financial position of your organization. Highly recommended!" --Mark Graban, author of Lean Hospitals and coauthor of Healthcare Kaizen "Every business faces the iron triangle of quality, cost, and delivery.
Conventional thinking claims you cannot have all three. Not only does Mr. Imai turn that thinking on its head, but he shows you exactly how to do it. " -- Matthew E. May, author of The Elegant Solution and The Laws of Subtraction "Masaaki Imai has done it again. The second edition of his famous book not only describes all the tools necessary for any type of business to implement a lean strategy but also includes a large number of excellent case studies.
" -- Art Byrne, author of The Lean Turnaround Written by Masaaki Imai, pioneer of modern business operational excellence and founder of the Kaizen Institute, Gemba Kaizen, Second Edition is an in-depth revision of this renowned, bestselling work. The book reveals how to implement cost-effective, incremental improvements in your most critical business processes. Global case studies from a wide range of industries demonstrate how gemba kaizen has been successfully used to: Maximize capacity and reduce inventory at Unga Limited, one of Kenya's largest flour-milling operations Change the IT culture at Achmea, a large European insurance firm Exceed customer expectations at Walt Disney World in the United States Improve quality at Inoue Hospital in Japan Transform retail processes at Sonae MC, Portugal's largest employer Practice daily kaizen at Tork Ledervin, a weaving plant in Brazil Stamp out muda at Sunclipse, an industrial packaging distributor in the United States Manage quality improvement by total workforce involvement at Xuji Group Corporation, an electrical manufacturer in China Implement gemba kaizen at many other companies worldwide To thrive in today's competitive global economy, organizations need to operate more effectively and profitably than ever before.
Developing problem solvers, increasing productivity, improving quality, and reducing waste are essential success factors. Proven strategies for achieving these goals are included in this pioneering guide. This comprehensive resource offers detailed coverage of important gemba kaizen topics, including: Quality, cost, and delivery in the gemba The five steps of workplace organization Identifying and eliminating muda--any non-value-adding activity Visual management Supervisors' roles in the lean workplace Gemba managers' roles and accountability in sustaining high performance Just-in-time and total flow management The CEO’s role in leading a kaizen culture The methods presented in Gemba Kaizen, Second Edition reveal that when management focuses on implementing kaizen (incremental, continuous improvement) in the gemba (the worksite) unique opportunities can be discovered for increasing the success and profitability of any organization.
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- Höfundur: Masaaki Imai
- Útgáfa:2
- Útgáfudagur: 2012-06-22
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- Format:ePub
- ISBN 13: 9780071790369
- Print ISBN: 9780071790352
- ISBN 10: 0071790365
Efnisyfirlit
- Cover Page
- Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy, Second Edition
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About Kaizen Institute
- Chapter 1 An Introduction to Kaizen
- Major Kaizen Concepts
- Kaizen and Management
- Process versus Result
- Following the PDCA/SDCA Cycles
- Putting Quality First
- Speak with Data
- The Next Process Is the Customer
- Major Kaizen Systems
- Total Quality Control/Total Quality Management
- The Just-in-Time Production System
- Total Productive Maintenance
- Policy Deployment
- The Suggestion System
- Small-Group Activities
- The Ultimate Goal of Kaizen Strategy
- Major Kaizen Concepts
- Chapter 2 Gemba Kaizen
- Gemba and Management
- The House of Gemba
- Standardization
- The Five S (5S) of Good Housekeeping
- Muda Elimination
- The Golden Rules of Gemba Management
- Go to the Gemba First
- Check the Gembutsu
- Take Temporary Countermeasures on the Spot
- Find the Root Cause
- Standardize to Prevent Recurrence
- Application of the Golden Rules
- Chapter 3 Quality, Cost, and Delivery at the Gemba
- Quality: More Than Just a Result
- Quality Management at the Gemba
- Cost Reduction at the Gemba
- Improve Quality
- Improving Productivity to Lower Costs
- Reduce Inventory
- Shorten the Production Line
- Reduce Machine Downtime
- Reduce Space
- Reduce Lead Time (Throughput Time)
- Role of the Gemba in Overall Cost Reduction
- Delivery
- Quality Improvement and Cost Reduction Are Compatible
- Chapter 4 Standards
- Maintain and Improve Standards
- Operational Standards
- Key Features of Standards
- Toyoda Machine Works
- The Kaizen Story
- The Toyota Business Practice: The Standard Problem-Solving Story at Toyota
- Kaizen and International Quality Standards
- Chapter 5 The 5S: The Five Steps of Workplace Organization
- Good Housekeeping in Five Steps
- 5S for the City: Civic Pride in Romania
- A Detailed Look at the Five Steps of 5S
- Seiri (Sort)
- Seiton (Straighten)
- Seiso (Scrub)
- Seiketsu (Systematize)
- Shitsuke (Standardize)
- Introducing 5S
- Chapter 6 Muda
- Muda of Overproduction
- Muda of Inventory
- Muda of Defects
- Muda of Motion
- Muda of Processing
- Muda of Waiting
- Muda of Transport
- Muda of Time
- Categorizing Muda in the Service Sector
- Muda, Mura, Muri
- Mura (Variation)
- Muri (Overburden)
- Removing Muda from Public-Sector Organizations
- Chapter 7 The Foundation of the House of Gemba
- A Learning Enterprise
- Suggestion System and Quality Circles
- Building Self-Discipline
- Chapter 8 Visual Management
- Making Problems Visible
- Staying in Touch with Reality
- Visual Management in the Five Ms (5M)
- Manpower (Operators)
- Machines
- Materials
- Methods
- Measurements
- Visual Management to Manage Complexity
- Visual Management with 5S
- Posting Standards
- Setting Targets
- Chapter 9 The Supervisors’ Roles in the Gemba
- Training Within Industries
- Managing Input (Manpower, Materials, and Machines)
- A Day in the Life of a Supervisor at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky
- Morning Market (Asaichi)
- Best-Line Quality-Assurance Certification
- Defining Challenges
- Pseudomanagerial Functions of Supervisors in the Gemba
- Chapter 10 Gemba Managers’ Roles and Accountability Kaizen at Toyota Astra Motor Company
- Role Manuals at TAM
- TAM Group Leaders’ Responsibilities
- TAM Foremen’s Responsibilities
- TAM Supervisors’ Responsibilities
- Items That Need to Be Managed in the Gemba
- Group Leaders’ Daily Schedule of Activities: Examples from the TAM Manual
- Group Leaders’ Activities: Production, Cost, and Quality Examples from the TAM Manual
- Foremen’s Activities: Cost-Reduction Examples from the TAM Manual.
- Supervisors’ Activities: Personnel and Training Examples from the TAM Manual
- Section Managers’ Roles and Accountabilities: Examples from the TAM Manual
- The Conditions Necessary for Successfully Defining Roles and Accountability at TAM
- Staff Development
- On-the-Job Training
- Formal Classroom Training
- Voluntary Activities
- The Identification of Potential Problems
- Hiyari Reports
- Training in the Anticipation of Problems
- The Benefits of Kaizen at Toyota Astra Motor Company
- Chapter 11 From Just-In-Time to Total Flow Management.
- Just-In-Time at Aisin Seiki’s Anjo Plant
- Takt Time versus Cycle Time
- Push Production versus Pull Production
- Establishing Production Flow
- The Introduction of JIT at Aisin Seiki
- The First Step of Kaizen at Aisin Seiki
- The Second Step of Kaizen at Aisin Seiki
- Spreading the Benefits of JIT to Other Industries
- Total Flow Management
- TFM Transformation in Company A
- Chapter 12 Just-In-Time at Wiremold
- Chapter 13 The CEO’s Role in Kaizen
- Chapter 14 Going to the Gemba Gemba Kaizen and Overall Corporate Kaizen
- Two-Day Kaizen
- Checklists as a Kaizen Tool
- Gemba Kaizen Workshops
- Case Studies
- Lessons from a 20-Year Kaizen Journey
- Changing the IT Culture at Achmea
- Daily Kaizen at Tork Ledervin
- Kaizen in Public Spaces: Transforming Rome’s Airports
- Sonae MC: The Silent Revolution
- Surpassing Expectations through Kaizen at Embraco
- Kaizen at Oporto Hospital Centre: Making Patient-Centric Care A Reality
- Kaizen Enables Innovation and Customer Intimacy at Densho Engineering
- Kaizen Enables Innovation and Customer Intimacy
- Cutting Red Tape at a Public Utility: Enexis
- People Power: Participation Makes the Difference for Electrical Manufacturer in China
- Rossimoda: Kaizen and Creative Product Development
- Finsa Uses Kaizen to Emerge Stronger from a Crisis
- Innovating with Kaizen at Group Health
- Kaizen Helps Caetano Bus Deliver on Schedule
- Kenyan Flour Producer Uses Kaizen to Increase Capacity, Improve Efficiency
- Kaizen as the Foundation for Innovation at Medlog
- Growing with Kaizen at Supremia
- Exceeding Customer Expectations at Walt Disney World
- Kaizen Experience at Alpargatas
- Transforming a Corporate Culture: Excel’s Organization for Employee Empowerment
- Quality in a Medical Context: Inoue Hospital
- The Journey to Kaizen at Leyland Trucks
- Tightening Logistics at Matarazzo
- Stamping Out Muda at Sunclipse
- Housekeeping, Self-Discipline, and Standards: Tokai Shinei Electronics
- Solving Quality Problems in the Gemba: Safety at Tres Cruces
- Glossary
- Index
- Worldwide Contact Information for Kaizen Institute Consulting Group
- Footnotes
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
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