STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL WCM CENTRAL TEAM

Focused

Improvement

Training Material

Kaizen Choice

Choice of kaizen to use is

due to:

- Problem Complexity;

- Frequence of problem

occurrance (sporadic,

cronic);

- Time needed to solve

the problem;

- Number of people

involved in the team;

- Type of WCM tool used.

Focused improvementQuick Kaizen

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Kaizen: To analyse a problem and find a solution it is used a PDCA approach through the Kaizen tools.

They can be quick, standard, major and advanced.

Focused improvementQuick Kaizen

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PHENOMENA

DESCRIPTION

5W + 1H: What, Where,

Who, When, Which,

How

Countermeasures

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B/C Calculation

Quick Kaizen

Quick Kaizen is used for

problems very easy to solve

in less than one week, by an

operator or maximum team

leader.

Each quick kaizen needs to

be evaluated in terms of

Benefit and Cost.

It is one of the basic tool

that can be used to involve

people and spread

methodology in the plant.

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Focused improvementQuick Kaizen

Quick Kaizen: some examples

PHENOMENA DESCRIPTION

5W + 1H: What, Where, Who,

When, Which, How

Countermeasures

Sketch if possible

Check ResultStandardization

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Focused improvementQuick Kaizen