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Our consultants have practical experience in the application of the Toyota Production System (TPS). Our consultants use our up-to-date integrated system methodology, the KAIZEN® Management System (KMS) in many different industries.
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New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation
Knowledge Hour - KAIZEN Lean to ensure real sustainable Continuous Improvement.
- Tuesday 27 April 2010 - Auckland and Hamilton
- Wednesday 28 April 2010 - Christchurch and Wellington
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- KAIZEN® Institute Founder - Masaaki Imai
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"We never stop learning and neither should you."
KAIZEN® College is the training and development arm of the KAIZEN® Institute. The College’s primary function is to provide continuing professional development to KAIZEN® professionals at every level of an organization.
It provides students with lean knowledge and information about new and innovative improvement tools for the workplace.
KAIZEN® College courses are attended by people who are new to the key concepts of lean and need an introductory course; by people who have a grasp of lean but who feel they need a refresher course; by experienced practitioners who want to take their knowledge of KAIZEN® to the next level; and by lean experts who want to take our ‘master classes’.
Nagoya City is the starting point of each Japan study tour, and it is usually the base for the majority of the week.
Nagoya is in central Japan and is one of the main industrial regions. It is home to many large corporations, such as Toyota, Panasonic and other heavy industries.
So, bearing in mind that you’ll be spending a bit of time in Nagoya, I thought I would share a few tips and suggestions for your stay.
I recently spent some time in Japan, attending our Kaizen Tour, experiencing Kaizen and Lean first hand.
At the end of the week long study tour, I took an extra day to visit Tokyo, and a small group of us boarded the Jinkensen (Bullet Train) and headed to the capital to sample the sights and sounds.
Masaaki Imai’s KAIZEN Lean journey started in 1950 at age 26, taking Japanese managers on tours of American plants looking for the secrets of high productivity and efficiency. In 1961, he returned to Japan and became the first corporate headhunter and consultant to major corporations striving for a competitive advantage. Twenty years later, the situation was reversed, with Mr. Imai receiving visitors from all over the world intent on seeking out the secrets of their Japanese trading partners- via KAIZEN Lean Study Tours.
This October I was fortunate enough to attend my second Japanese Study Tour, travelling with a small NZ contingent, to see more of how Japanese companies apply themselves to maximising productivity and efficiency in everything they do.
The new Kiwi Toyota “Believe” ad campaign does not only succeed to capture that special KAIZEN attitude of Continuous Improvement. It’s also adding a good dose of that “never give up – make it work” Kiwi culture. A clever and perfect mix!
The most effective aspect of Process Mapping is how, by using butcher’s paper and post-it notes, we can examine our processes with an eye for improvement. I have lost count of the number of times that I have heard people say that they never realised just how the process worked until we put it on the wall for all to see!
In December 2009 Kaizen Institute New Zealand passed another milestone, welcoming its 100th visitor to our “Office Live” tour.
“Office Live” is a practical way to demonstrate how Kaizen and Lean Office principles and techniques can be applied in an office environment. We try to put into practice what we preach, and relish the opportunity to take you on a short tour of our offices in Mt Wellington.
Our Kaizen Institute team hosted David Meier in our Auckland office in November. It was a great opportunity to show David how we apply Kaizen Lean principles in our own “Office Live” and to have a general discussion and share ideas with him over lunch.
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