Purpose: of the paper aimed at motivating the legitimacy of implementation of kaizen system – the philosophy conducting to the continuous improvement of processes and products by the responsibility of all workers. Design/methodology/approach: used for the research has embraced the estimation of kaizen ideas including: connection of the kaizen with the range of duty, employee’s creativeness, pra...

This case study describes a local home health and hospice agency's effort to implement Lean principles and Kaizen methodology as a rapid improvement approach to quality improvement. The agency created a cross-functional team, followed Lean Kaizen methodology, and made significant improvements in scheduling time for home health nurses that resulted in reduced operational costs, improved working ...

This paper is an approach of how Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) and Ergonomics could be implemented in the field of work. The Toyota's Team Members are the owners of this job, applying tools and techniques to improve work conditions using the Kaizen Philosophy in a QCC Activity (Quality Control Circle).

The manufacturing industry has been using Lean Sigma for years in pursuit of continuous improvement to obtain a competitive advantage.The objectives of these efforts are to use the Lean techniques for reducing cycle times and the Six Sigma concepts for reducing product defects.The Iowa Business Council with several advocates worked with the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics (UIHC) and two...

1. ISO and QS introduced 2. The ISO and QS process: Levels, classifications, tiers, 9000-9004 3. ISO 9000 based requirements, QS focus 4. Launch systems for quality 5. Fundamental launch definitions, classifications, phases 6. The service function 7. Service as an upstream management function--value added 8. Capacity, SOP and other synchronous relationships to Kaizen in service 9. Understanding...

Participatory intervention approaches that are embedded in existing organizational structures may improve the efficiency and effectiveness of organizational interventions, but concrete tools are lacking. In the present article, we use a realist evaluation approach to explore the role of kaizen, a lean tool for participatory continuous improvement, in improving employee well-being in two cluster...

The Kaizen management is dedicated to the improvement of productivity, efficiency, quality and in general of business. The Kaizen method acknowledged as method of improvements applied to key processes will generate the major of company’s profit, while constituting a secure way to obtain the clients loyalty and fidelity. The Kaizen management represents a solid strategic instrument, with a view ...

This paper proposed the design method for an automated assembly lines, for carrying out basic design using threedimensional computer graphics (3DCG).It also proposes a method for performing kaizen and evaluation of automated systems utilizing hierarchic structure diagrams, state transition diagrams, improved tooling flow diagrams, a method for creating a Ladder Logic Diagram(LLD).Using a time P...

Background. Teachers including university professors insist on keeping up to date with the updating of students' information and developing their scientific potentials, through use of diverse teaching strategies. Objectives. Identifying on the brain dominance and the hypocritical personality for students, knowledge effect SWOT and Kaizen strategy in the brain dominance and the hypocritical per...

In market globalization environment, the enterprises need respond to customer requirement and increasing customer satisfaction. The enterprises need to be fine appropriate approach that can help to achieve their goal. This encouraged many enterprises to adopt either Six Sigma for improving process throughout process interaction and problem solving or Lean for wastes reduction in processes. Howe...