Course Description:

In Japan, continuous improvement has been a key part of personal development and business culture for decades, but it’s a relatively new concept in the western culture. The Japanese term for continuous improvement is Kaizen which simply means change for the better. 

Making “change for the better” is vital for all businesses. In fact, Kaizen is the secret behind the huge success of companies such as Toyota, General Electric, Google, Apple, Motorola, Microsoft, and prominent celebrities and athletes such as the famous Bruce Lee.

This course offers practical introduction to Kaizen techniques and concepts. It is designed to help individuals and businesses to adopt kaizen tools and technique, boost productivity, improve resilience, eliminate waste, and reduce their costs. 

In particular, the course: 

• Provides a detailed review of kaizen tools and techniques, and how to adopt and implement them in a business setting.
• Offer sufficient knowledge on Kaizen management so that managers can make informed decision on whether or not to implement kaizen, what kaizen tools are suitable to their specific environment, and what cultural or mindset changes are needed for successful adoption of kaizen.
• Offer a set of kaizen principles, techniques, and tools that are suitable for implementation in most service and production business models. 

Course Outline: 

• Introduction to Kaizen
• The 3 Main Aspects of Kaizen
• Kaizen-shift – The Need for Mindset Change
• Kaizen Event
• Kaizen and Six Sigma
• Element and Factors of Kaizen
• Kaizen – The Three Pillars
• Hierarchy of Kaizen
• The PDCA Cycle
• Kaizen Implementation
• Kaizen Tools and Standards – 7 Quality Control Tools
• Kaizen Budgeting and Cost Reduction

WORKSHOP STYLE: 

This will be a participative workshop with a mix of interactive learning sessions, exercises and discussions aimed to provide maximum impact and learning retention for all delegates.