Nov 18 2012
Value-Stream Mapping, Kaizen Blitzes, and Jishuken
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The American literature on Lean gives the impression that all it takes to implement it is Value-Stream Mapping (VSM) and Kaizen Blitzes. Mention these to Toyota people, however, and you may be surprised that they have never heard of them, and certainly not as part of the Toyota Production System (TPS) that Lean is based on. Likewise, General Tso’s Chicken, the most popular Chinese dish in the US, is unknown in China and was traced by Jennifer 8 Lee to a chef in New York City in 1976.
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Jul 6 2016
The 5-Day Kaizen | Bob Emiliani
“The classic 5-day kaizen was likely created in the late 1980s by Shingijutsu kaizen consultants from Japan as they established their practice in the United States and beyond. Traveling the long distance from Japan to the east coast of the U.S. meant that kaizen consultants should obviously spend more than a day or two at their client’s location before they then return home to Japan. It made sense to stay for a period of time in which many abnormalities could be corrected by facilitating several kaizen teams at one time. Five days seemed about right…”
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Michel Baudin‘s comments:
So the Kaizen Event craze started when the convenience of a Japanese consulting firm met American managers’ quest for instant gratification…
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By Michel Baudin • Blog clippings, History • 0 • Tags: Jishuken, Kaizen, Kaizen Blitz, Kaizen Event, TPS