doi:10.1109/PICMET.2016.7806683Manabu Sawaguchi
体調が改善しない My physical condition doesn’t improve Taichou ga kaizen shinai 子供の看病のため I’m nursing my child Kodomo no kanbyou no tame 私用 Personal reasons Shiyou Here are some examples of these excuses in use: Japanese English Romaji 昨夜から熱があり、本日はお休みをいただ...
Gemba Kaizen is a Japanese term that translates to “continuous improvement at the actual workplace.” It emphasizes the importance of going to the source, observing processes, and collaborating with employees to drive incremental, sustainable improvements. Gemba Kaizen is not just a methodology; it...
known in Japanese as kaizen, is associated with the Toyota Production System (TPS.) TPS is credited as the basis for modern Lean Manufacturing and Lean IT methods. Continuous Improvement teams constantly evaluate the process and results of
Kaizen Bursts: Kaizen, or Japanese for improvement, is used to describe a short-term improvement project — a Kaizen burst or Kaizen event — that can be implemented at different points in the process to make it more efficient. On a value stream map, Kaizen bursts are spiky circles. Lead ...
Kaizen (a Japanese business philosophy) and continuous improvement have proven that cumulative small wins can be important, but stretch goals are critical too. Without ambition, OKRs become 'just another management admin task' and quickly fall out of use. 2. Lack of alignment with organisational ...
This reminds the Karate-ka of the two directions in which our mind can travel when we are not at peace with ourselves, and the importance of striving upwards in an effort to seek constant improvement (Jpn. ‘kaizen‘). Lastly… By tying the knot tightly we are reminded of the importance...
You’re almost there: 5S principles have been implemented in all workstations and offices throughout the plant, and all employees have all the necessary tools to work efficiently and safely. The last step? Applying the 5th S, Sustain (Shitsuke in Japanese), recurrently. We have tested five ...
It reminds me a little bit of this concept of Kaizen, which some people might be familiar with. So in the context of changing exercise behavior, for instance, if you tell somebody, you need to start working out three times a week, 20 minutes a time because you're going to die soon...
Anthony Robbins says the Japanese call these ideas Kaizen - and he calls it CANI - constant and never ending improvement! If you're not in the habit of making everyday improvements then try this... pick one area of improvement and do something to improve every day for 30 days. For examp...