Many organizations use a continuous improvement process that was created in-house. Usually, this method requires that everyone develop a list of projects and then managers assign resources to each project. In the past, this method was often effective enough to allow these companies to compete and to meet their customer demands and expectations. However in the last decade or so, customers have been rapidly changing their expectations. Changing technology and communications systems may be the cause, or it may be that customers just naturally want more, want it faster and want it to cost less.
If this method of continuous improvement has allowed you and your team to stay in the game in the past, but year after year it seems to become more difficult, then you likely realize that you are losing ground. Maintaining your competitiveness in this way is getting harder and harder. The same thinking and actions you have always done in the past will not work in the future. You need a more powerful and effective approach to driving change throughout your organization both culturally and technically.
If your company needs to do more with less, KAIZEN Lean is your answer.
KAIZEN Lean is not a simple cost cutting approach or a series of small improvement activities. It is a proven systematic approach, orchestrated and supported by top management and executives. Many successful organizations use KAIZEN Lean as a corporate strategy to realize their vision.
KAIZEN Lean consultants are GEMBA consultants, and I am as well. I would welcome the opportunity to visit your GEMBA personally to discuss what opportunities we can discover mutually. Please join us in the journey of never-ending KAIZEN Lean to help your company thrive today and in future competitive markets.
With my best personal regards,
Masaaki Imai
Founder
The KAIZEN® Institute is a global organisation which provides consulting services to companies represented in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and America.
The KAIZEN® Institute supports companies of all sizes and industrial segments as well as private and public service organisations.
Our portfolio encompasses the areas of Consulting, Training, Benchmarking and Qualification. Our target audience can be found on all levels of management as well as specialist and line level employees. You benefit in the market from our competencies by:
- Optimum quality
- Reduced manufacturing costs
- Improved productivity
- Shorter term Return on investment (ROI)
There are many isolated initiatives that can deliver short term improvements for a company. However, to achieve sustained long term success it is essential that all facets of a company are approached in a systematic manner, based on world class methodologies.
Our team consists of seasoned continuous improvement experts and project managers:
The Auckland-based team has racked up an impressive 70 years of experience, both in New Zealand and overseas, and uses the KAIZEN® Management System to get to the heart of each problem.
In addition, we have links with a range of highly skilled and experienced people who can be deployed on a case-by-case basis.
Our clients learn how to improve short and long term flexibility, capacity and efficiency with a minimum of capital investment. We show you how to optimally deploy existing capital – only where and when it is needed.
We transform our clients to Change Management experts - competent in the successful launch and implementation of improvement processes which are continually integrated into work processes. We empower good companies to become world class organisations.
From the conception to the launch of improvement projects we support your company completely – creatively, practically and globally. Our measures are aimed at reducing manufacturing costs and improving the entire corporate structure.
The focus of our consulting activities is to "help you to help yourself". Through knowledge transfer we empower companies to implement improvements autonomously.
Employees receive tools from us to enable them to implement improvements in their own job enabling them to better define their own future.
We support our clients with the management of process changes, which are essential for the achievement of their objectives. As a result we ensure that the company achieves the best possible ROI.
We support managers in the introduction of processes for reducing costs as well as in the implementation of improvement projects. We are especially successful in gaining broad employee acceptance by clarifying the benefits and significance of change – even in the face of internal resistance.
We inspire individuals, teams and entire departments and motivate them to achieve more than they have previously deemed possible. The gain of confidence supports the efficient implementation of improvements. Frequently the acceptance of management decisions within the organisation has been sustainably increased by KAIZEN® measures.
The knowledge of our consultants is based on well founded practical experience and continuous training in the leading international best practice methodologies. Their strength comes from their ability to record the actual situation in its entirety and to communicate that status and the objectives in the language of the company?s employees.
Our consultants have at least five years of line management experience prior to their consulting activities. KAIZEN® consultants have proven success in the introduction and implementation of KAIZEN® within this line management area.
Each consultant is able to create the vision essential for the improvement of the organisation and to develop a suitable strategy for its achievement. From the setting of objectives, which are generated together with the management and employees, our consultants design measures which are integrated into daily processes to accelerate their continuous improvement.
The focus of our employees is the improved performance of your employees!
Net product versus MUDA (=waste)
The consultants of the KAIZEN® Institute understand the financial pressures and conditions of the business environment. We know the conflicts and challenges faced by executives and managers when it is necessary to achieve rapid results in an area more suited to longer term growth.
The consultants of the KAIZEN® Institute help you to
- increase profitability and cash flow,
- improve production quality for internal and external customers, and significantly improve performance in the areas of delivery and reliability.
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