Kaizen Facilitator

Continual Improvement

Lean

Course Description

Kaizen events are the vehicle to implementing lean tools and concepts. These events are well-scoped, focused improvement efforts that utilize a team-based approach to eliminating waste. The Kaizen Facilitator course is designed to teach a standard kaizen process that can be used for implementing lean tools, such as quick changeover, 5S, cellular/layout, and TPM.

Course Objectives

• Overview of kaizen
• Preparing for a kaizen event
• Standard process for a 2-5 day kaizen event
  • Training
  • Observe current process
  • List wastes
  • Set goals
  • Brainstorm countermeasures
  • Try-storm improvements
  • Restart line and measures results
  • Standardize improvements
  • Develop report
  • Present results
  • Follow-through actions
• Forms and tools for quickly collecting and analyzing data
• Preparing a final report for management
• Estimating the impact of the event

Course Outline

The workshop focuses on training participants to be able to facilitate kaizen events. Attendees will participate and take part in leading a simulated kaizen event applying the standardized kaizen process from the lecture. Simulation activities include observing and measuring a current process, brainstorming wastes, making and documenting improvements and preparing and presenting results to management.