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.

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Course Lessons

Lesson 1: Introduction to Kaizen

Kaizen is a Japanese word that means continuous improvement. 50 Total Points

Lesson 1 Video
Review Article: Slow and Steady: Using Kaizen for Your Personal Goals
Review Video: What is Kaizen?
Complete: Exam 1

Lesson 2: The 3 Main Aspects of Kaizen

Kaizen means continues improvement. Unlike the traditional western ideas of change, Kaizen requires little money, much common sense, and commitment from all workers and managers. 45 Total Points

Lesson 2 Video
Review 4 Articles: Kaizen Basic Principles. Continuous Improvement Principles; Five steps to an effective Gemba Walk; Kaizen Blitz: An Introduction and some words of caution; Quick and Easy Kaizen / Mini Kaizen
Complete: Exam 2

Lesson 3: Kaizen-shift - The Need for Mindset Change

When implementing Kaizen, many individuals focus on people and process improvement tools and technique, but they overlook the need to develop a kaizen mindset. 45 Total Points

Lesson 3 Video
Review 4 Articles: The Kaizen Mindset: 5 points to develop it; Continuous Improvement: The Kaizen Mindset; Do You Have the Leadership Mindset to LEAD Change? Business improvement series; 3 common rules of Kaizen Mindset
Complete: Exam 3

Lesson 4: Kaizen Event

A Kaizen event is a well-structured team exercise that focuses on reducing waste and producing more value in a business process or activity. 50 Total Points

Lesson 4 Video
Review 5 Articles: Kaizen Event; When and how to use kaizen events; The Kaizen of Goal Setting; Simplify Your Life Using Kaizen; When it comes to setting goals ? be the tortoise
Complete: Exam 4

Lesson 5: Kaizen and Six Sigma

Kaizen and Six Sigma are regularly used together because they endeavor towards a common goal; process improvement through identification and eradication of waste. 50 Total Points

Lesson 5 Video
Review 3 Articles: What Is Six Sigma?; A Summary of Six Sigma Philosophy; Kaizen and Six Sigma Together in the Quest for Lean
Complete: Exam 5

Lesson 6: Element and Factors of Kaizen

In a fully customer-focused organization, all business activities are informed by customers? needs and are designed to improve their experience. 50 Total Points

Lesson 6 Video
Review 2 Articles: Be Customer-Focused: 4 Basic Tactics; What are some examples of customer focus?
Complete: Exam 6

Lesson 7: Kaizen ? The Three Pillars

Kaizen is based on three pillars. 50 Total Points

Lesson 7 Video
Review 4 Articles: Kaizen 5S Framework for Standard Business Processes; Five S Framework; Key Benefits of 5S Process Implementation; The Seven Wastes | 7 Mudas
Complete: Exam 7

Lesson 8: Hierarchy of Kaizen

A Kaizen organizational structure or hierarchy is the foundation on which kaizen is implemented in a firm. 50 Total Points

Lesson 8 Video
Review 3 Articles: Kaizen Support Office: Vital to lean culture; Continuous Improvement Manager Resume Samples; Kaizen Support Organization
Complete: Exam 8

Lesson 9: The PDCA Cycle

PDCA Cycle, also called the PDSA or Deming Cycle, is a quality improvement system made up of a logical series of four recurring steps geared towards realizing continuous learning and improvement within an organization. 50 Total Points

Lesson 9 Video
Review 3 Articles: Evolution of the PDCA Cycle; The Benefits of PDCA; Implementing New Ideas in a Controlled Way
Complete: Exam 9

Lesson 10: Kaizen Implementation

Kaizen becomes a means of improvement and it?s represented in the daily struggles arising in the workstation and the way those struggles are resolved. 50 Total Points

Lesson 10 Video
Review 3 Articles: 7 Conditions for Successful Implementation of Kaizen Strategy; Kaizen Mindset; Understanding the Kaizen Process: Steps and Goals
Complete: Exam 10

Lesson 11: Kaizen Tools and Standards ? 7 Quality Control Tools

The aim of the lesson is to give a clear introduction of the 7 QC tools and how to use them in a Kaizen organization to improve performance. 50 Total Points

Lesson 11 Video
Review 2 Articles: Purpose of a Pareto Chart; Examples of Continuous Improvement in the Workplace
Complete: Exam 11

Lesson 12: Kaizen Budgeting and Cost Reduction

Different budgeting approaches exist, but this lesson will focus on Kaizen budgeting or continuous improvement budgeting. 225 Total Points

Lesson 12 Video
Complete: Exam 12
Complete: The Final Exam

765

Total Course Points

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