Online Class: Kaizen 101 - An Introduction

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Course Description
In Japan, continuous improvement has been a key part of personal development and business culture for decades, but it's a relatively new concept in western culture. The Japanese term for continuous improvement is Kaizen which simply means change for the better.
Making "change for the better" is vital for all businesses. In fact, kaizen is the secret behind the huge successes of companies such as Toyota, General Electric, Google, Apple, Motorola, Microsoft, and prominent celebrities and athletes.
This course offers a practical introduction to kaizen techniques and concepts. It is designed to help individuals and businesses adopt kaizen tools, methodologies, and philosophies in order to boost productivity, improve resilience, eliminate waste, and reduce their costs.
In particular, this course:
- Provides a detailed review of kaizen tools and techniques, and how to adopt and implement them in a business setting.
- Offer sufficient knowledge on Kaizen management so that managers can make informed decisions on whether or not to implement kaizen.
- Determine what kaizen tools are suitable to a company's specific environment, and what cultural or mindset changes are needed for successful adoption of kaizen.
- Offer a set of kaizen principles, techniques, and tools that are suitable for implementation in most service and production business models.
This course is further enriched with HD video, charts, graphs, tables, quotes from kaizen leaders and real life illustrations to make for an interactive learning experience.
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs

Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Introduction to Kaizen
Lesson 1 Video
Lesson discussions: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete Assignment: Why this course?
Assessment: Exam 1
Lesson 2: The 3 Main Aspects of Kaizen
Lesson 2 Video
Assessment: Exam 2
Lesson 3: Kaizen-shift - The Need for Mindset Change
Lesson 3 Video
Assessment: Exam 3
Lesson 4: Kaizen Event
Lesson 4 Video
Assessment: Exam 4
Lesson 5: Kaizen and Six Sigma
Lesson 5 Video
Assessment: Exam 5
Lesson 6: Element and Factors of Kaizen
Lesson 6 Video
Assessment: Exam 6
Lesson 7: Kaizen – The Three Pillars
Lesson 7 Video
Assessment: Exam 7
Lesson 8: Hierarchy of Kaizen
Lesson 8 Video
Assessment: Exam 8
Lesson 9: The PDCA Cycle
Lesson 9 Video
Assessment: Exam 9
Lesson 10: Kaizen Implementation
Lesson 10 Video
Assessment: Exam 10
Lesson 11: Kaizen Tools and Standards – 7 Quality Control Tools
Lesson 11 Video
Assessment: Exam 11
Lesson 12: Kaizen Budgeting and Cost Reduction
Lesson 12 Video
Lesson discussions: End of Course Poll; Course Comments; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Assessment: Exam 12
Assessment: The Final Exam
Learning Outcomes
- Define Kaizen.
- Describe the 3 main aspects of Kaizen.
- Describe kaizen-shift - the need for mindset change.
- Identify Kaizen event.
- Compare and contrast Kaizen and six sigma.
- Describe elements and factors of Kaizen.
- Describe the three pillars of Kaizen.
- Summarize hierarchy of Kaizen.
- Define the PDCA Cycle
- Describe methods used for Kaizen implementation.
- Summarize the 7 quality control tools.
- Determine Kaizen budgeting and cost reduction for a process.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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Student Testimonials
- "I work at Goodwill and this taught me a lot about how to improve my workplace, both in the warehouse and on the sales floor." -- Paul L.
- "It was challenging. Exams made me think a lot and was very challenging." -- Johanne H.
- "Very helpful and somewhat difficult." -- Marc C.
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