Kaizen, which translates to "improvement" in Japanese, is one of the basic concepts of lean production. It focuses on eliminating waste and increasing productivity through incremental changes in a ...

A Kaizen event, sometimes referred to as a Kaizen blitz, is a focused short-term project to improve a process. Tools implemented during a Kaizen event include value stream mapping, 5S, and Total ...

I first encountered the concept of kaizen in the early 1980s through the teaching of Masaaki Imai and later through his book Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success. Imai explained that the ...

ST. LOUIS — Each year, The Flesh Co. performs several TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) events within the production area. These events are a highly structured team ...

Line 4 at W.R. Grace's Chicagoland plant reduces changeovers by 50% and grows productivity by 27%. Line 4 at W.R. Grace's Chicagoland plant had an objective: to reduce changeover times by 50%. This ...

LAI International, Inc., a strategic supplier of precision components and sub-assemblies for original equipment manufacturers, has completed a Kaizen event that has reduced the cycle time of a key ...