Kaizen Event Basics
This role on a kaizen event has a higher level of expertise with the FBS tool and is able to provide guidance to the team and help remove roadblocks
Who is the facilitator
Kaizen is a key component of what type of manufacturing
What is Lean
Removing unneeded tools, materials, and clutter from your workspace.
What is "Simplify" or "Sort"
How many "wastes" are there?
What is eight
A single document that spells out the details of a Kaizen event
What is the kaizen charter
A simple (but not literal) definition of kaizen
What is continuous improvement
Organize the necessary items so that they can be used and returned to their designated locations easily.
What is "straighten"
Provides us with a framework for identifying the 8 wastes in a process.
Tim Woods or Down Time
This is a team-based continuous improvement process which utilizes FBS tools to quickly eliminate waste and standardize the resulting process at Gemba. Generally this takes 4-5 days with a team.
What is a kaizen event
The people who are allowed to write kaizens in the workplace
Who is any employee in the facility
The most difficult "S" in 5S.
What is "Sustain?"
Excess products and materials that are not in use.
What is "Inventory"
This is the Japanese word for waste
What is muda
The literal translation of the Japanese words kai and zen
What is change and good
"Make is visual" is which "S"
What is "Stabilize"
Unnecessary movements of products or materials.
What is "Transportation"
Don't let ... get in the way of better
What is perfect
The location of our America's Kaizen Funnel
What is MIRO
Create a condition where you can see triggers for corrective action that will lead to an obvious next step.
What is "Scrub"
NVA stands for…
Non Value Added