Kaizen Event Basics
The Deadly Wastes
TPI
VSM
Kaizen Basics
100
Single document that lists all details of a kaizen event.
What is Kaizen Charter
100
Number of deadly wastes.
What is eight (8)
100
Allows us to apply lean principles to business processes and services that typically involve the flow or sharing of material or information
What is Transactional Process Improvement (TPI)
100
Process to document the flow of material/information used to deliver products/services to customers.
What is Value Stream Mapping
100
Simple (not literal) definition of kaizen.
What is Continuous Improvement
200
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 and can help remove roadblocks.
What is Facilitator
200
Provides the framework for identifying the deadly wastes.
What is Down Time or Tim Woods
200
Iterative learning process that forces a team to truly understand the problem and get to the root cause
What is DIVE
200
Pace of producing a product/service that is needed to meet customer demand.
What is Takt Time
200
Real place where the work is being done.
What is Gemba
300
Team based continuous improvement process that utilizes FBS tools to quickly eliminate wastes and standardize the resulting process at gemba.
What is Kaizen Event
300
The "E" in Down Time.
What is Extra Processing
300
Number of different types of process maps.
What is four (4)
SIPOC, High-Level, Detailed & Swim Lane
300
Amount of real time it takes to complete a product/service.
What is Process Time or Cycle Time
300
People that are allowed to write kaizen ideas in the workplace.
Who is any employee
400
Fill in the blank.
Don't let _______ get in the way of better.
What is Perfect
400
NVA stands for.....
What is Non-Value Added
400
Tool used to help team focus on and prioritize ideas
What is Impact Matrix
400
Name this part of a VSM.
What is Timeline or Heartbeat
400
Location of our America's fulfillment kaizen funnel.
What is MIRO
500
Japanese term for waste.
What is Muda
500
Name five (5) of the deadly wastes.
What are Defects, Overproduction, Waiting, Non-Used Creativity, Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Extra-Processing
500
Name the four (4) parts of the DIVE process.
What are Define, Investigate, Verify, & Ensure
500
Simple way of tracking the who, what and when of tasks supporting the VSM
What is Action Plan
500
Literal translation of the Japanese words Kai and Zen.
What is Change (Kai) and Good (Zen)