Kaizen Event Basics
Single document that lists all details of a kaizen event.
What is Kaizen Charter
Acronym for listing the 8 wastes
What is DownTime.
Removing unneeded tools, materials & clutter from work area.
What is Simplify or Sort
Establishes the best demonstrated way to do a set of tasks
What is Standard Work
90 day period following a kaizen event to monitor success
What is Sustainment
Role of a kaizen event that has a higher level of knowledge on the FBS tool and is able to provide guidance to the team to help remove roadblocks.
What is Facilitator
The "I" in Down Time.
What is Inventory
System to disposition unneeded items.
What is Red Tagging
The amount of real time it takes to complete a product or service.
What is Process Time or Cycle Time
A simple (not literal) definition of kaizen
What is Continuous Improvement
Team based continuous improvement process that utilizes FBS tools to quickly eliminate waste & standardize the resulting process at gemba. Generally takes 4-5 days to complete.
What is Kaizen Event
Waste identified by completing a spaghetti diagram.
What is Motion
Most difficult "S" in 5S.
What is Sustain
Fill in the blank.
_______ = Available Time / Customer Demand
What is Takt Time
Real place where the work is being done
What is Gemba
Fill in the blank.
Don't let _______ get in the way of better.
What is Perfect
NVA stands for....
What is Non-Value Added
The "S" related to "make it visual".
What is Stabilize
Document showing operator placement in cell, process steps with times, operator balancing and production goals.
What is Playbook
People who are allowed to write kaizens in the workplace
Who is any everyone in the facility
Japanese term for waste.
What is Muda
Name 3 of the 8 wastes.
What are Defects, Over-Production, Waiting, Non-Utilized Talent, Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Extra-Processing
Sometimes referred to the 6th "S".
What is Safety
Name 1 aspect of a Lean Converted cell
What are Flow, Standard Work (playbooks), Inventory at Point-of-Use, Pull System, DM/Scorecard, U-Shaped flowing in counterclockwise motion, Inventory replenished via Kanban
Literal translation of the Japanese words Kai and Zen
What is Change (Kai) and Good (Zen)