Essays Tagged: "Kaizen"

Workplace Observation Paper - MGT 331: Organizational Behavior; Describe perceptions of organizational climate, focusing on communication, culture, conflict, technology

a safe and efficient manner. Many of the production lines have been laid out using a process called Kaizen, which calls for performing the desired operation with a minimal amount of material and perso ...

(4 pages) 1723 1 4.3 Jan/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Hitachi: Correlation and Causal Analysis Research - MGT 480: Business Research Applications: (note: start of paper is similar to others, but body is different)

HAP-LA, the production process and philosophy is greatly influenced by Japanese techniques such as Kaizen, 5S and Kanban. Sometimes, when changes occur in the production process after a Kaizen blitz, ... esearch SituationAs mentioned in the opening statement, changes in the production process using the Kaizen principle can produce measurable results that must be analyzed to determine if a correlationa ...

(4 pages) 460 3 4.4 Jan/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

About total quality management. A Concept Management Assignment.

is of the knowledge and personality of sales people.Continuous improvementContinuous improvement or Kaizen as it is popularly known is also a very popular management theory that has emerged. It suppor ... also a very popular management theory that has emerged. It supports TQM in many ways. According to Kaizen a company must keep itself up to date and try to improve its manufacturing and other such fac ...

(9 pages) 1258 2 4.5 Feb/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

METHODOLOGY AND PROCEDURE: very good example of methodology chapter for Master Students

lementation teams. They were multi-skilled and also possessed specialist knowledge in areas such as Kaizen, Customer Services, Production Control, Maintenance and Human Resources. A full respondent po ... ontrol, Maintenance and Human Resources. A full respondent portfolio can be seen at appendix D. The Kaizen engineers that were involved in the original lean implementation programme were trained forma ...

(6 pages) 749 1 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Kaizen: Building a Business Plan of Continuous Improvement

plan that is gaining continued exposure in the United States is the Japanese business plan called "Kaizen." This Case Study will look at how Kaizen can help a company develop a highly effective busin ... inating wastes.Introduction:From a small company just starting out, to the largest of corporations, Kaizen is limitless in its use. Kaizen is intended to utilize all employees and develop a program of ...

(4 pages) 326 0 4.2 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Total Quality Management

also judged on the basis of the knowledge and personality of sales people.Continuous improvement or Kaizen as it is popularly known is also a very popular management theory that has emerged. It suppor ... also a very popular management theory that has emerged. It supports TQM in many ways. According to Kaizen a company must keep itself up to date and try to improve its manufacturing and other such fac ...

(3 pages) 320 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Kaizen !

KAIZENWhat is KAIZEN?KAIZEN is based on the simple principle that, whatever the field in our lives, ... there should be an unending improvement and progress to provide leverage against other competitors.Kaizen is basically small improvements carried out by the person who is doing the job in her/his day ... sically small improvements carried out by the person who is doing the job in her/his day-to-day workKAIZEN means improvement. Moreover, KAIZEN means continuing improvement in personal life, home life, ...

(7 pages) 125 0 4.8 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Johnson Controls

g systems, Johnson prided itself on the flexibility of operations.Adopting Japanese philosophies of kaizen, Operations have been constantly improving yielding over $1 million in savings. With the addi ...

(2 pages) 84 1 0.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

TOYOTA CASE

(2 pages) 212 2 3.7 Aug/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Automotive Companies

Rio Bravo IV - Operations Management: Questions regarding Case of Rio Bravo IV - A Report of the Plant Manager

a certain period of time would be allotted for reviewing these problems and determining a solution (kaizen). By reducing the size of the rack, fewer defective/undesirable products could be placed on t ... ts operations management. We have learned through our class that we studied the Japanese concept of kaizen (continuous improvement) and applied those to our own organizations, even if we did not direc ...

(3 pages) 148 0 2.3 Feb/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

The two different styles of Quality system -comparing both Western and Japanese ways

s self-development and mutual development control and improvement. This approach also can be called KAIZEN, which has been vigorously marketed in the West as a means of improving quality. Adaptations ...

(13 pages) 202 0 3.7 Jul/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Total Quality (TQ) Model and Methodologies

Masaaki Imai coined the term Kaizen which translates into "change for the better" It is a philosophy of ongoing improvement. Kaiz ...

(3 pages) 491 0 5.0 Oct/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Best practices in ensuring quality, speed, and flexibility in organization.

nization. Those practices are: Total quality management, mass customization, theory of constraints, kaizen (continuous improvement), and reengineering. I also researched five articles detailing best p ... ily is down can catch up with the constraint because it has excess capacity.Continuous Improvement (Kaizen)Continuous improvement, often known as Kaizen, is essentially a small step improvement strate ...

(6 pages) 249 1 1.5 Nov/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

JIT in Honda

railing 13 week average as a better predictor than most forecastors could provide.A related term is Kaizen which is an approach to productivity improvement literally meaning "continuous improvement" o ... fficiency from very individual and every company in Japan. The "JIT" technology in Japan is called "Kaizen" and is used throughout the country by most corporations. Kaizen or JIT made for the tremendo ...

(18 pages) 152 1 4.7 Mar/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Automotive Companies

Total quality mangement

ncreasing productivity and employee morale. One way of improvement is through the implementation of Kaizen teams or quality circles. The emphasis in Kaizen is on encouraging everyone to make improveme ... ey are not maintained and standardised they result in a fall in performance over time. However, the Kaizen approach relies on an investment in people and not equipment and systems.One way in which tea ...

(7 pages) 95 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Kaizen

KAISEN THE KAIZEN CHALLENGE With the support of top managers, the Japanese integrated quality throughout their ... integrated quality throughout their organizations and developed a culture of continuous improvement-Kaizen. Kaizen means ongoing improvement involving everyone-top management, managers and workers. Ka ... rs and workers. Kaizen strategy is the single most important concept in Japanese management. In the Kaizen philosophy, improvement in all areas of business serves to enhance the quality of the firm. K ...

(16 pages) 60 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Business Management - Kaizen And Six Sigma

Our team of consultants has adopted the "KAIZEN" and "SIX SIGMA" approaches in our observation and recommendations towards developing a more ... ions towards developing a more effective and efficient system for the operation of the organization.KAIZEN means continuing improvement in personal life, home life, and working life. It involves every ... life, home life, and working life. It involves everyone - managers and workers alike.It is through Kaizen that the processes, which bring forth or sustain the product, are made more competitive. If c ...

(10 pages) 37 0 0.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Defining Total Quality Management

cts and waste eradicated from operations."There are several different models for TQM - Six Sigma or Kaizen - but all of them share the same foundational tenets. For example, Toyota, as a whole, levera ... but all of them share the same foundational tenets. For example, Toyota, as a whole, leverages the Kaizen methodology. Hudgik (2009), "Kaizen is a system that involves every employee - from upper man ...

(2 pages) 24 0 0.0 Apr/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Just In Time (JIT) Paper

a number of processes that can be used in order to be considered lean. Some examples are Six Sigma, Kaizen Improvement Process, 5S, and Just-In-Time (JIT). The purposes of this paper is to go over the ...

(3 pages) 49 0 0.0 Jul/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

14 principios de toyota TPS

res tienen fundamentos en cuatro técnicas y filosofías ocupadas en el LEAN, el modelo Kaizen, Just in Time, Jidoka y el Supplier & TPS.El modelo Kaizen lo que busca es la mejora cont ...

(9 pages) 0 0 0.0 Apr/2014

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Manufacturing Engineering