Title of the program

KAIZEN--AWARENESS

Duration

One day

Kaizen Tenets

• Kaizen means gradual and orderly improvement when applied to work place it means continuous improvement to respond to dynamic business environment .
• It involves everyone—mgrs &workers
• Kaizen is a management philosophy based on Human Engineering and NOT a management technique.
• Generally it means without large capital investments.
• Kaizen is implemented by building a culture of sustained continuous improvement FOCUSSING on eliminating waste in all systems and processes  with all people working together & so Team building is linked to KAIZEN.
• Kaizen will obviously improve effectiveness of all resources s it concentrates on waste elimination & so improves Q,C D & NURTURES I.
• Kaizen generates process oriented thinking & is directed at peoples efforts.. Kaizen has ability to change Corporate Culture.

Course contents

      -Introduction &  TPS.

-         Kaizen Principles.

-         Kaizen  Tools.

-         Quality  Circles / SGA ( Small Group Activities).

-         Suggestion schemes.

-         Kanban

-         5S  discipline & TPM

-         SMED & Variability

-         Targets

-         Case study

-         Machine Kaizen to improve OEE.

-         Layout Kaizen to aim at Cellular manufacturing and Single piece work flow.

-         Master plan for Kaizen implementation.

If time permits, a brief overview of

-         Team building &,mgt styles for kaizen .

-         Problem solving

-         Standardisation & Policy deployment

Faculties

Expert Speakers from Reputed Organizations

Participants Profile

First line supervisors & Departmental Heads.A brief presence of Top Mgt at beginning and end is requested..

Some topics are to be covered for workmen as well .