The Practical Howto Guide to Succeeding with Kaizen Programs and Events Todaymanufacturers need kaizens continuous productivity improvement and wastereduction t... » 

The Practical Howto Guide to Succeeding with Kaizen Programs and Events Todaymanufacturers need kaizens continuous productivity improvement and wastereduction techniques more than ever. Kaizen and Kaizen Event Implementationprovides specific detailed solutions that have proven successful in realmanufacturing environments. Ortiz author of the bestselling Lessons from aLean Consultant covers every element of a successful kaizen program and offerstechniques for implementing several key kaizen events. Drawing on hisunsurpassed inthetrenches experience he shares powerful insights intochanging cultures gaining management buyin training reporting followupand much more. Whether youre a plant manager director engineer or qualityspecialist this book will help you make kaizen work. Avoid commonimplementation mistakes Find the right champion and establish an effectivesteering committee Create timelines select teams and leaders and defineobjectives Use kaizen events to implement 5S standard work Kanban and newline designs Includes a chapterlength case study from a real manufacturingfirm «