The improvement engine : creativity & innovation through employee involvement : the Kaizen teian system
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The improvement engine : creativity & innovation through employee involvement : the Kaizen teian system
Productivity Press, c1995
English ed
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Kaizen teian III
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Kaizen teian III
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Translation of: Kaizen teian III
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Description
People, not Ideas, are a Company's Greatest Asset Employee involvement has repeatedly proven itself to be the key to any successful continuous improvement program. But getting that involvement requires careful planning, management, training, guidance, and documentation. Improvement Engine: Creativity and Innovation - The Kaizen Teian Approachexplores and melds two essential aspects of successful programs: Kaizen, the goal of continuous incremental improvement, and Teian, the process of involving employees in reaching that goal.
Moving beyond a traditional suggestion system
The text outlines a workable approach that every company, division, unit, manager, kaizen promoter, or team leader can take to establish and utilize a kaizen teian program. Originated in Japan and based on years of evolving practices within numerous companies, this tested program provides a practical and proven framework for understanding and implementing kaizen, including-
A model "kaizen sheet" tool for documenting improvements
Actual examples of how to best promote, educate, and establish a kaizen teian system.
With in-depth discussion that discerns between what should and should not be done, the authors highlight how this simple, disciplined philosophy quickly gets to the core of a problem.
Table of Contents
When Abolishing a Traditional Suggestion System is the Best Thing to Do
Clarifying the Difference Between Traditional Suggestion Systems and the Kaizen Teian System
The Huge Difference between Kaizen Reporting and Traditional Suggestion Systems
The Kaizen Sheet as a Tool for Continuous Improvement and Skill Development and the Teian Sheet as a Tool for Data Collection
Keep Rules and Regulations Simple and Flexible
A Simple Evaluation Standard for First-Stage Kaizen
Principles of Upper-Grade Evaluations
From Unconscious Improvement to Conscious Improvement
Easing Anxieties about Documenting Improvements
Priming the Improvement Pump
Using the Kaizen Sheet to Understand Problems Clearly
A Positive Tool for Employee Development and Evaluation
People, not Ideas, are a Company's Greatest Asset
Innovation, Kaizen, and Small Group Activities
The Promotion of Kaizen Activities Begins and Ends with Practical Examples
Kaizen Teian Examples
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