One of the big challenges in organisations today, is engaging the people to contribute to improving their own workplace. Gallup produced a report in 2017 highlighting that 85% of employees... read more →
This concept capitalises on visual ability; where by making things viewable they become understandable, and therefore enforceable in the workplace. The purpose of visualisation is to distinguish good conditions from bad... read more →
Kaizen at Toyota develops a mental framework for individuals. Kaizen raises employee’s problem awareness, as they identify where the system falls short of perfection, and constantly seek solving problems, or... read more →
Spear and Bowen (1999) explain how TPS creates a community of scientists as the system enables establishing sets of hypotheses when defining specifications and then testing them. The system drives... read more →
Mistake 1: No Vision & No Strategy The starting point for any initiative must be a clear vision of what we want to achieve and where... read more →
Have you ever thought about What triggers ideas , or "Why do we seek change?". This article will help increase generating kaizen ideas. The need for change and triggering ideas are happening because of... read more →
When establishing a kaizen culture, it is essential that top management provide their employees with the initiatives behind it and why it is required. Management must also provide employees with... read more →
Kaizen culture emerges as a result of peoples’ intelligence and energy. It is important to set in place systems to develop people who challenge, think, and continuously improve processes and... read more →
The A3 problem solving is one of the most used lean tools out there today. But, unfortunately it is also one of the most misused, too. The aim of the... read more →