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Lean Management, not Mean Management

By
Masaaki Imai
Founder, Chairman KAIZEN Institute
KAIZEN Institute Consulting Group Ltd.
www.kaizen.com

The outline of one-day work shop led by Masaaki Imai

MasaakiThe following is the outline of the subjects of one day workshop by Masaaki Imai. The participants will be divided into small groups of 5-10 members and each group is requested to discuss the subjects presented by Masaaki Imai against their own experiences and report their findings to deepen understanding of the subjects.

The presentation will be made by power point slides of the themes and photos. A working text will be provided to each participant.

  • Lean system vs traditional system
  • Kaizen Principles
  • Kaizen spirit
  • Common pathological symptoms of top management

Requirements of manufacturing and service organizations

  • Lean system vs traditional system
  • Gemba, the place where real value is created
  • The three Gemba management
  • Standardization
  • Five S…good housekeeping
  • Muda elimination

The three quality management in Gemba

  • Build quality in the process
  • Don’t get, don’t make, don’t send rejects
  • Upstream management
  • Cost management vs cost cutting
  • How to manage data
  • Kaizen problem solving
  • Principles supporting lean production

 
Customer order, and not sales forecast, is the starting point

  • Standardization
  • Five S
  • Muda elimination
  • Push vs pull
  • Takt/cycle time
  • Man/machine separation
  • Santei principle
  • FSL (flow, synchronization, leveling)
  • Gemba/gembutsu problem solving
  • Visual management
  • Human productivity vs machine productivity

The check points of lean production

  • Human resources management
  • Logistics management
  • Equipment management
  • Quality management

The role of supervisors