Author: The Productivity Press Development Team
Prepare Your Entire Workforce to Truly Benefit from Your Next Kaizen Event! The philosophy of kaizen, which simply means continuous improvement, is the starting place for all lean production improvements. Kaizen events are opportunities to make focused changes in the workplace. Kaizen for the Shopfloor takes you through the critical steps in conducting a very effective kaizen event-one that is well planned, well implemented, and well documented. As the newest addition to the Shingo Prize Winning Shopfloor Series, Kaizen for the Shopfloor distills the complexities of jumpstarting lean processes into an easily accessible format for the frontline employees who make lean possible. This book: Provides learning strategies and overviews in each chapter. Details the planning and preparation stages for kaizen events. Maps out the implementation process. Offers tips on how to present your results to company management."Kaizen for the Shopfloor demonstrates that Kaizen events involve more than paying some high-priced sensei to sprinkle pixie dust and make everything wonderful. It explains how change really happens. We will definitely use this book for pre-event reading material for participants and also as an outline and checklist in preparing and executing our kaizen events." -E. J. Sweeney, Lean Initiatives Manager, Labinal. "Kaizen for the Shopfloor answers a lot of questions that people often ask before, during, and after a kaizen event and ensures you have the right tools to follow up afterward. As a trainer, I would recommend that each employee read this book to fully understand the kaizen and lean manufacturing process." - James Biando, Training and Kaizen Coordinator, Saint-Gobain
