THE word Kaizen is translated from Japanese to mean "continuous improvement." Kaizen events are an organized team effort to improve reliability of a process, reduce setup/lead times, streamline a ...

Continuous incremental improvements are the cornerstone of the Toyota Production System. The goal is to create the best product possible with the least effort and waste. If you wish to eliminate the ...

Too often, manufacturers think of safety only in terms of compliance. Its easy to understand why. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires companies to observe a wealth of rules and ...

Applied to safety, the lean approach builds trust and fosters employee engagement, because employees are empowered to look for ways to make their jobs safer and easier. For the uninitiated, lean can ...

22 December 2006 Kaizen is A Japanese term that is used to refer to continuous incremental improvement. The originally Japanese term consists of two words "kai," which means change, and "zen," which ...

Too often, manufacturers think of safety only in terms of compliance. It’s easy to understand why. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires companies to observe a wealth of rules and ...

THE word Kaizen is translated from Japanese to mean "continuous improvement." Kaizen events are an organized team effort to improve reliability of a process, reduce setup/lead times, streamline a ...