Chapter: Mechanical : Total Quality Management (TQM) : Principles
Kaizen
IMPLEMENTING 5-S
1. Top Management resolve and training.
2. Formation of a top level team.
3. Understanding current circumstances.
4. Establishing priorities and targets.
5. Forming sub-teams and training.
6. Major cleaning.
7. Establishing improvement plans in each priority area.
8. Implementing the plan.
9. Verifying results.
10. Standardizing.
11. Establishing full control.
12. Looking for further improvements.
KAIZEN
Kaizen is a Japanese word for the philosophy that defines management’s roles in continuously encouraging and implementing small improvements involving everyone.
It focuses on simplification by breaking down complex progress into their sub – processes and then improving them.
KAIZEN WHEEL
The Kaizen improvement focuses on the use of :
Ø Value – added and non – value work activities.
Ø Muda, which refers to the seven classes of waste – over-production, delay, transportation, processing, inventory, wasted motion, and defective parts.
Ø Principles of motion study and the use of cell technology.
Ø Principles of materials handling and use of one – piece flow.
Ø Documentation of standard operating procedures.
Ø The five S’s for workplace organization.
Ø Visual management.
Ø Just – in – time principles.
Ø Poka – Yoke.
Ø Team dynamics.
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