Kaizen Breakthrough Experience - Participate in a Live Kaizen Event

Kaizen Breakthrough Experience


Five Day Agenda

Monday

  • Overview of the Lean Production System
  • Standard Operations, Elements & Tools
  • More advanced tools depending on project chosen
  • Host company welcome presentation
  • Team Leaders’ briefing

Tuesday

  • Host company plant tour
  • Kaizen team activities
    • Time Studies
    • Workplace improvement discussions
    • Hands-on workplace improvement

Wednesday

  • Kaizen team activities
    • Continue hands-on workplace improvements
    • Test workplace improvements
    • Re-time cycle times

Thursday

  • Kaizen team activities
    • Refine improvements
    • Establish and document standard work
    • Run improvements
    • Re-time and establish new cycle times
    • Prepare presentation

Friday

  • Team presentations / report-out

This workshop was the blueprint for our division-wide improvement effort. Since then, year after year, we have translated these continuous improvement initiatives into tangible financial results.
Sam Romeo,
Group Vice President,
Kaiser Aluminum


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