Kaizen Event Implementation Manual

Book Description
Complete description of Toyota Production System 14 concepts. Plus never before published, "Train the Trainer" recently translated into English. Now you can have the same results training just as the Japanese do. The secret is out! If you are holding or are thinking about holding a Kaizen event, then this book is essential. Step by step guide to conducting your own Kaizen event. Contains all the details, instructions, forms, checksheets and guidelines necessary to succeed. Contains a real life simulation exercise, with answers and suggestions on how to improve your events. How to determine where an event should be held. How many participants is best? what kind of preparation is needed? Who should be on the management team? Who should the participants be? What should be done about production during an event? How can we finalize the improvements and prevent regression? What about the next event: Where should it be? When should it be? Who should be on the teams? These and other questions about holding an event are covered in this manual. All applicable worksheets are included! Also in the book is "The History of Lean," discribes where Kaizen originated. Plus a glossary of "lean" terms and "100 Years of Lean".

From the Publisher
This workbook is the "bible" for holding Kaizen Events. It is reccommended that all team leaders and key management personnel read this before they stage their first event. It will save a lot of time and prevent failure. This manual took ten years of hosting Kaizen events, with companies around the world, to perfect. This is for serious students of Kaizen

From the Author
When I host an event I use this manual because it is so thorough and covers all the details. It has been upgraded steadily for ten years. Now it is available to the public

About the Author
Sensei Mika was trained in Japan, at Toyota, then implemented the Toyota Production System at NUMMI (the joint venture of Toyota and General Motors, in Fremont California) He had additional training in Japan with Master Sensei, Nakao at Shingijutsu Consulting Company. Sensei Mika has conducted over 300 events around the world with Fortune 100 companies. Sensei Mika has been an executive with Automotive, Aerospace, Appliance, Medical Device, Machine Tool and other manufacturing venues. He is also a Journeyman Tool and Diemaker, a Senior Tool and Process Engineer, A senior member of SME and has a degree in Management.


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