European Commission Support for Lean Training
The European Commission's endorsement does not reflect the views of authors in Lean training. The 10 Continuous Improvement Commandments highlight key principles like eliminating waste, involving everyone in the company, visual management, and prioritizing people for improvement. Learn more about Lean training and the Toyota Production System.
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T07 BASIC LEAN TRAINING Summary The European Commission's support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Summary The 10 Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) Commandments: 1 Waste (Muda) is the nr. 1 enemy. To eliminate it, you need to get your hands dirty . 2 Gradual improvements made continuously are not punctual tear. 3 Everybody in the company has to be involved, from the top management to the shop floor workers.
Summary The 10 Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) Commandments: (continued) 4 The strategy must be cheap. Increase productivity without significant investments. One should not invest large amounts of money in technology and consultancy. 5 Applies anywhere and not only for the oriental culture. 6 It is based on visual management, full transparency of procedures, processes and values making problems and waste visible to everyone.
Summary The 10 Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) Commandments: (continued) 7 Focus the attention on the place where value is actually created ( gemba in japanese = real place). 8 Oriented towards processes. 9 - The essential motto of organizational knowledge is learning by doing.
Summary The 10 Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) Commandments: (continued) 10 Give priority to people; believe that the main effort for improvement must come from a new mentality and people s work style by Personal guidance towards quality Team work Creating a culture of wisdom Elevation of the moral Self discipline Quality circles eg. PDCA Practicing individual and team suggestions
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