On-site Operational Process Kaizen Coaching

Operational Process kaizens follow this basic approach:

• Familiarize kaizen team with lean principles & methodologies
• Assist kaizen team members in "seeing the flow" of the focus process
• Assist the kaizen team in recognizing all wastes and delays within the process
• Create a diagram detailing the focus process’ current procedures
• Assist kaizen team in recognizing how lean principles and practices can significantly improve flow within the process
• Assist kaizen team to visualize, then design aggressive, yet feasible process improvements
• Develop a simple plan to accomplish the improvements within the time remaining, documenting and prioritizing those which must be deferred
• Physically integrate the improvements into the process
• Test operate the process to assure that the improvements are meaningful
• Develop summary new procedure instructions for operator training
• Document new improvement procedures to assure attainment and sustainment of their value
• Prepare to communicate improvements and their value to the enterprise
• Celebrate the process kaizen's success