| technol. |
The goals of continuous improvement Kaizen include the elimination of waste, defined as "activities that add cost, but do not add value;" just-in-time JIT delivery; production load leveling of amounts and types; standardized work; paced moving lines; and right-sized equipment (A closer definition of the Japanese usage of Kaizen is "to take it apart and put it back together in a better way." What is taken apart is usually a process, system, product or service. Kaizen is a daily activity whose purpose goes beyond improvement. It is also a process that, when done correctly, humanizes the workplace, eliminates hard work (both mental and physical), and teaches people how to do rapid experiments using the scientific method and how to learn to see and eliminate waste in business processes) |
