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Kaizen Event
A Kaizen Event to help individuals and organizations
optimize change initiative implementations
and performance results
A Kaizen Event to help individuals and organizations
exceed goals and expectations and reach their
full growth and earning potentials.
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Continuous
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Organizations that are lean, agile,
and quick to respond clearly have the edge."
Price Pritchett
“Get competitive or get out!” That's our mantra for individuals and com-panies that want to survive these turbulent times. It may sound cruel but it is reality; either you find a way to continually increase speed, improve quality and reduce non-value-added cost or you may not survive during these turbulent times.
That said, we believe that to survive in competitive environments, com- panies need to focus on a continuous improvement initiative. A study of successful companies will invariably show that they have developed a culture of gradual, continuous improvement. Remember this, you're either winning or losing... there is no status quo!
Our Kaizen Event is an on-site, team training program that produces an effective, sustainable continuous improvement process. Its being used by leading companies to increase speed, improve quality, and reduce non-value-added costs.
Our Kaizen Event
by Enrique Mora
When we produce a Kaizen Event, we meet with the team that usually is comprised of a wide range of participants; operators, supervisors, and leaders, up to top management.
The first meeting is about making everyone aware of the benefits and value that continuous improvement brings to all of them. The event starts with the discussion of the problems (sorry for the bad word), rather opportunities identified in a clearly delineated area of a plant.
Participative Training
To transform the working area into a friendlier, safer, and more productive place and to start taking advantage of identified opportunities, we use motivational learning techniques to help participants contribute their creativity and ingenuity.
We will usually discuss a few of the lean management strategies and tools, especially those that are immediately applicable to the area in focus. Then we take a tour in the area and identify not only the opportunities they had already thought of, but many more, some times as many as three or four times the original list of opportunities.
Applying the Knowledge
We then, in alternative sessions between the classroom and the work area start a selective process defining which of the improvements would give us the fastest and most rewarding results. When I say “rewarding” here, not necessarily do I mean economic results. Here we talk more about “Cultural Rewards.” This means we look for those improvements that will certainly give the operation more safety, efficiency, and the participants more pride! This pride is what can make the difference between a flash and a perpetual light in your lean process.
Once we have performed several of these in different areas in the plant, we will reach a point where most people not only are familiar with the Kaizen Blitz, but many become authentic enthused proponents and champions of Kaizen.
Introducing "Papa Kaizen"
Enrique Mora
The Kaizen Event
Facilitated by Bill Gaw or Enrique Mora
Compared to many other consultant firms, Business Basics avoids a general, philosophical approach. Rather we aim to be intensely practical, providing proven, actionable, how-to information for individuals and busi-nesses that need to master the Kaizen Blitz in order to achieve their full growth and earning potentials
Your 5-Days, On-site, Kaizen Event
Action-Learning: Featuring:
Format | Live at your facility |
Time | 5-Days |
Cost | TBD |
Who Should Attend | Managers, Engineers, Key Production People, Key Materials People |
Language | English, Spanish |
1. Kaizen blitz training and participative exercises:
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2. "On-the-Job" Training – a "gemba" tour, project selection, problem solving, goal setting and results assessment... all aimed at the
transfer of the skills required to plan and execute a kaizen blitz.
3. The Kaizen Blitz – putting the knowledge learned to work in the real world.
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Day 1: Kaizen Blitz Training Day 2: Project Selection and Planning Day 3: Implementation Day 4: Fine Tuning Day 5: Results Assessment and Savings Forecast |
What Does All This Cost?
Much less than you would imagine. In fact, we make your Kaizen Event affordable so that it can fit easily within your company's training budget. We want you and your company to learn how to get lean and/or leaner and the best way to do that is to make it affordable.
A typical budget would be for 40 on-site hours, with price held to a fixed fee of $8,500.00 (plus minimum traveling expense).
Our Guarantee Says It All
We are so sure that your Kaizen Event will satisfy your expectations, its performed entirely at our risk. If you're not pleased with the quality of your Kaizen Event, there will be no fee.
Believe this, we will never consider your purchase binding until you have monitored and evaluated the results of your Kaizen Event.. We are certain that you will be thrilled with the results. In fact, we are so convinced that the Kaizen Event will work for you that if you aren't completely satisfied for any reason at any time during your Kaizen Event, simply halt the event and you'll owe us nothing. You simply can't lose.
How do we get started?
Congratulations, if you have read this far, you are an excellent candidate for a Kaizen Event. A pre-event meeting is necessary to assure that there is mutual understanding and agreement about:
The structure and objective of your 5-day event
The level of involvement and commitment required
Team members' roles, expectations and selection
Performance recognition and acknowledgement.
Our preference is to meet with the CEO and Operations executives at the company's site where the proposed Kaizen Event would take place. A morning "get acquainted" meeting and plant tour is usually sufficient to cover the above subjects and establish mutual understanding of the Kaizen Event's objectives and expectations. If agreement is reached and the event is approved, a time schedule is established.
If the factory site is in Southern California, there is no charge for this meeting. If it is outside Southern California, we ask that the potential client budget for travel expenses.
To schedule your free get acquainted meeting, contact Bill Gaw at: 760-945-5596 or email him at: bg@bbasicsllc.com
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