Kaizen Blitz: An Introduction to Kaizen and Using the Deming Process Improvement Cycle to Enhance Quality, Reduce Costs, and Boost Internal Process Efficiencies

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The concept of kaizen, or continuous improvement, represents the tip of the quality initiative iceberg. Whether you are running a manufacturing plant, family business, or making hamburgers, kaizen can help you identify and correct processes within your organization. The bottom line is that kaizen will add value to what you do by improving your product quality and reducing operational costs.

Despite the widespread popularity of kaizen and its documented benefits to organizations, kaizen can be difficult to implement within an organization. Like any management initiative, kaizen demands organizational stakeholder support, as well as a motivated workforce to enjoy success.

This introduction to the Kaizen Method discusses the specific steps of the kaizen cycle, as well as Deming’s quality assurance theories, and presents several case studies to illustrate kaizen blitz techniques in action. An extensive discussion of a seven step problem solving methodology, the role of innovation in your organization, and how to use process cycle efficiency to improve your processes are also presented in this paper.