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Who Said the following:
“Of course I talk to myself, because sometimes I need expert advice”

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It’s founder is Masaaki Imai
Kaizen was originally implemented as a business philosophy shortly after WWII
First company to Kaizen was Toyota in Japan
Masaaki Imai introduced Kaizen to the U.S. in 1986 with his book, “Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success”

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“KAIZEN – a Japanese philosophy that encourages the continuous improvement of one’s personal life and the ongoing quest for improvement at work. For business, a Kaizen strategy is one that works to constantly improve the performance of employees and managers, the interaction between staff and management, and the pursuit of better productivity.*”
* 7 Conditions for Successful Implementation of Kaizen Strategy

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So what is meant by:
“Continuous Improvement”?
What Do You Think?

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So basically, big results come from many small changes accumulated over time.

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Using Kaizen in your journey to become lean will result in many improvements. Some of the expected benefits will be:
Increased productivity
Improved quality
Better safety
Lower costs
Improved customer satisfaction

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What are the Benefits of Kaizen? (continued)
Kaizen, however, is not limited to increasing profitability. Other benefits improve the overall culture of the company and will help to increase employee retention through:
Improved communication and cooperation
Improved morale and employee satisfaction

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The 10 Principals of Kaizen*
1) Say no to the status quo – Gone are the days of, “If something works, leave it alone”. In Kaizen, it is assumed that everything can work better;
2) If something is wrong, fix it - some people will operate off the principle of being able to “live with it”;
3) Accept no excuses and make things happen - It may become necessary to convince workers that new methods will be better.

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The 10 Principals of Kaizen* (continued)
4) Improve everything continuously - The improvement never ends;
5) Abolish old, traditional concepts - Just b/c something has “always worked that way”, doesn’t mean it can’t work better;
6) Be economical - Save money through small improvements and reinvest that savings into further improvements;
7) Empower EVERYBODY - execute the belief that everybody can add value to the improvements…not just the top people;

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The 10 Principals of Kaizen* (continued)
8) Before making decisions, ask why…5 times - by digging deeper into the “whys”, you will get to the root cause of your decision;
9) Get information and opinions from multiple people - we all can’t be experts in every area, so seek others thoughts in areas they excel in;
10) Improvements have NO LIMITS
* Kaizen - CEOpedia

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So let’s make this “Lean”
Kaizen Works By:
Reducing waste (muda)
Eliminating difficult work processes (muri)
Encouraging & welcoming ALL suggestions
No negative consequences for participating

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BOTTOM-LINE – Look at how things can be improved, improve them and then improve them again and again.

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Who said it?
“I wouldn’t say I’m superstitious, but, I am a little stitious.”

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So, what industries are utilizing Kaizen?
Healthcare
Sports
Banking
Auto Industry
Furniture

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Aerospace
Governments
Food & Beverage
Pharmaceutical
And, developmental programs such as…

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Anthony DeNino - “The SMART Guy”
President, CORe – Creating Our Reality, Inc.
Author: C.O.Re. – Creating Our Reality
Motivational Speaker, Business Consultant,
Co-Developer of The CORe Project