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• Introduction to the Concept of Gemba Kaizen Gemba Kaizen is a Japanese concept of continuous improvement designed for enhancing processes and reducing waste. Within a lean context, Gemba simply refers to the location where value is created, while Kaizen relates to improvements. However, the concept of Gemba Kaizen holds many more meanings than its literal translation. According to the Kaizen Institute, an organisation which has embraced th....Read more

  Contributor:  Process Excellence Network Tags: Gemba | Kaizen | continuous improvement 03/22/2011  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Are Lean and Kaizen somehow related? I often see the two referenced together, but I am not exactly s

  Tags: Lean | Kaizen | Kaizen Blitz 11/16/2008  5:01:45 PM EST

• Kaizen Events within a DMAIC Lean Six Sigma Project Execution Roadmap Book Kaizen events have provided in Lean Six Sigma deployments a means for improving a process. Kaizen, the Japanese word, literally means continuous improvement. A kaizen event hallmark is its empowerment of people fostering their creativity. The work of Taiichi Ohno yielded the Toyota production system (TPS), Contributor:   Forrest Breyfogle Tags: - Uncategorized | Abraham Maslow | Kaizen event in Lean Six Sigma 06/26/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Execution steps for Kaizen events within a Lean Six Sigma DMAIC project execution Roadmap Kaizen events are common place within Lean deployments for process improvements through the reduction of waste. Six Sigma is known for defect reduction techniques. Within Lean Six Sigma deployments, kaizen events can also be used in the improve phase of the project execution roadmap; i.e., Contributor:   Forrest Breyfogle Tags: - IEE/Lean Six Sigma Tools and Methodologies | - Uncategorized | balanced scorecard 07/30/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Book Review: "Kaizen Express" I have always learned a lot from John Shook. As I've blogged about before, I've seen John present about TPS and management (leadership, really) a few times and probably learn more "insights per hour" than anyone else in the Lean world, as he has a way of communication concepts and methods in a way that's Contributor:   Mark Graban Tags: Just-In-Time | Leadership | Kaizen 06/29/2009  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Learn by Doing as Part of Lean Six Sigma Project Execution Roadmap in Improve Phase A learning by doing approach is important aspect of Lean; e.g., a lean six sigma program. With this approach, process improvement team members consist of those most closely associated with adding value to the product. An experienced teacher is to facilitate process improvement team activities who uses the Contributor:   Forrest Breyfogle Tags: - IEE/Lean Six Sigma Tools and Methodologies | - Uncategorized | beyond lean six sigma 03/26/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

• A New Way to Learn Lean? Wii Lean! I have a really interesting discovery to share with you today… a friend and blog reader from Japan sent me some information on a potentially revolutionary way for people to learn and practice Lean methods and management principles… their Nintendo Wii! I love playing games (Wii Tennis) and exercising (EA Contributor:   Mark Graban Tags: 5S | Error Proofing | Gemba 04/01/2010  9:56:00 AM EDT

• April Fool: A New Way to Learn Lean? Wii Lean! Note: I edited the post title on April 3 to make it clear this was an April Fool’s Joke. Comments posted by readers on 4/1 and 4/2 may have been “fooled” – thanks for taking the joke in good spirits. — Mark I have a really interesting discovery to share with you today… a friend Contributor:   Mark Graban Tags: 5S | Error Proofing | Gemba 04/01/2010  9:56:00 AM EDT

• What Makes You Want to Do Better? Recently, I was able to visit VIBCO, a Lean manufacturing company in Rhode Island. Company President Karl Wadensten is the host of “The Lean Nation” radio show. It was my third time visiting the factory in the last six months, walking the gemba to see first hand, hearing from their great Contributor:   Mark Graban Tags: Deming | Gemba | Healthcare 04/16/2010  9:00:00 AM EDT

• Do Good Coaches Brush Off Feedback from the Team as Whining? I got a question via Twitter yesterday from somebody who asked how to help production operators make the case to supervisors that their kaizen ideas should be implemented. My response was that the supervisors are the ones you need to work on – why aren’t they accepting employee ideas or at least Contributor:   Mark Graban Tags: Blame | Gemba | Kaizen 01/21/2011  10:00:00 AM EST

• Living in Your Customers’ Shoes – Airport Car Rentals & Lessons for Healthcare? This might seem like a random topic, but what the heck, it’s a Friday. I arrived in Orlando yesterday for the Society for Health Systems and HIMSS conferences and I picked up a rental gar from the garage. It’s a nice Buick Lucerne – these rental Buicks surprise me with a nice impression, Contributor:   Mark Graban Tags: Customer Focus | Gemba | Healthcare 02/18/2011  10:00:00 AM EST

• Why Does this Hospital CEO Have to Go Undercover? Or Does He? Update: I edited the post title to add “Or Does He?” See the CEO’s comment below, suggesting that the TV report gave the wrong impression and that he wasn’t really “undercover” in a sneaky way like the CBS TV show.  See also the text from a memo where he announced this Contributor:   Mark Graban Tags: CEO | Gemba | Healthcare 09/15/2011  9:00:00 AM EDT

• “Lack of Time” for Kaizen is a Problem Statement, not an Excuse As I’ve talked to and worked with hospitals and their leaders about Kaizen, or continuous improvement, the concepts, mindsets, and methods make sense to people. They understand how Kaizen is different than the outdated and ineffective suggestion box method. A common response is “Mark, that makes Contributor:   Mark Graban Tags: Gemba | Kaizen | Problem Solving 09/30/2011  9:00:00 AM EDT

• Salem Health CEO & Senior Leaders on Visiting Japan As described on the YouTube page for this video, a group of Salem Hospital (Oregon) staff members (senior leaders, front-line staff, clinicians) visited Japan in 2011 to study Lean and Kaizen (continuous improvement): “Salem Hospital leaders reflect on strategic trip to Japan.” As the CEO Norm Contributor:   Mark Graban Tags: CEO | Gemba | Healthcare 02/01/2012  10:00:00 AM EST

• Video: Salem Health CEO & Senior Leaders Comments About Visiting Japan As described on the YouTube page for this video, a group of Salem Hospital (Oregon) staff members (senior leaders, front-line staff, clinicians) visited Japan in 2011 to study Lean and Kaizen (continuous improvement): “Salem Hospital leaders reflect on strategic trip to Japan.” As the CEO Norm Contributor:   Mark Graban Tags: CEO | Gemba | Healthcare 02/01/2012  10:00:00 AM EST

• You (One of You) Might be Searching for Waste Wrong So  I was checking out the server logs for the website for my upcoming book Healthcare Kaizen (because, yes, my life is just that boring). Somebody reached the site because they searched Yahoo (??) for “find kaizen opportunities”. As we might say on the internet: 404 error, waste not found. OK, Contributor:   Mark Graban Tags: Gemba | Healthcare Kaizen 05/10/2012  1:33:00 AM EDT

• You (One of You) Might be Searching for Waste Wrong :-) So  I was checking out the server logs for the website for my upcoming book Healthcare Kaizen (because, yes, my life is just that boring). Somebody reached the site because they searched Yahoo (??) for “find kaizen opportunities”. As we might say on the internet: 404 error, waste not found. OK, Contributor:   Mark Graban Tags: Gemba | Healthcare Kaizen 05/10/2012  1:33:00 AM EDT

• The Mighty WOMBAT: A Simple Approach to Finding Muda The wombat is a muscular Australian marsupial that burrows and eats plants. It's also an acronym that stands for Waste Of Money, Brains And Time. The language of Lean Six Sigma includes many Japanese words, and learning these can inhibit the understanding of this process improvement methodology for native English speakers. The Japanese words may be misunderstood and misapplied. In the case of Ka....Read more

  Contributor:  Brian Hunt Tags: Lean | process improvement | Kaizen 03/12/2010  12:00:00 AM EST

• I'd like to have some information on Six Sigma Lean Kaizen activities. Specifically, what is the seq

  Tags: Kaizen | Lean Implementation | Kaizen activities 05/23/2009  4:10:17 PM EDT

• Masaaki Imai Kaizen Video; Share Kaizen Stories for My Upcoming Book Here is a great video by Masaaki Imai, author of the classic books Kaizen: The Key To Japan’s Competitive Success and Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense, Low-Cost Approach to Management. Here, he emphasizes that kaizen means continuous improvement and he points out that a better definition would be everybody Contributor:   Mark Graban Tags: Books | Healthcare | Healthcare Kaizen 06/22/2011  9:00:00 AM EDT

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