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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Kaizen events"”.
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Kaizen events implementation for cycle time reduction in gauge production line
This thesis describes the implementation of three Kaizen events designed to improve efficiency on a gauge production line which consists of both semiconductor and mechanical equipment for manufacturing complex products with low volume and high configuration mix. A kitting process design reduced …
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An Empirical Investigation on the Critical Success Factors for Kaizen Events in Hospitals
A Kaizen event (KE) may be defined as a structured improvement project that uses a cross-functional team and specific improvement goals to improve a targeted work area or process in an accelerated time frame. KEs, also known as Rapid Improvement Events (RIEs), have been utilized within hospitals to …
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Development of a Tool to Measure the Effectiveness of Kaizen Events within the Wood Products Industry
Kaizen implementation and other continuous improvement practices can be used by companies to lower manufacturing costs and increase product value. Kaizen activities are one way that wood products companies can increase their competitiveness. Being able to measure the effectiveness of Kaizen events …
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Critical Success Factors for Sustaining Kaizen Event Outcomes
A Kaizen event is a focused and structured improvement project, using a dedicated cross-functional team to improve a targeted work area, with specific goals, in an accelerated timeframe. Kaizen events have been widely reported to produce positive change in business results and human resource …
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Lean implementation across value stream in main rotor blade area
… flow. During the internship, monthly kaizen events were used to help focus efforts on different areas of the value stream. These activities resulted in changes in the following areas: decrease in cycle times and lead times, reduction in inventory, procedural changes, and a future plan …
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An Empirical Investigation of Kaizen Event Effectiveness: Outcomes and Critical Success Factors
… results from a multi-site field study of 51 Kaizen event teams in six manufacturing organizations. Although Kaizen events have been growing in popularity since the mid 1990s, to date, there has been no systematic empirical research on the determinants of Kaizen event effectiveness. To address …
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World class manufacturing during prototyping for production
… Production Mapping, Continuous Improvement (Kaizen events), Kanban, and ergonomic assessments throughout the prototyping process as the company moved towards its future production. To conclude, developing a WCM culture and implementing WCM techniques was appropriate and successful during the …
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An Empirical Investigation of Critical Success Factors for Continuous Improvement Projects in Hospitals
… accelerated improvement projects such as Kaizen events, Kaizen blitz, or rapid improvement projects. Alternatively, an organization utilizing Six Sigma as an improvement approach may have Six Sigma projects that use the Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC) process and statistical …