Kaizen - A Japanese Philosphy

Kaizen means improvement. Kaizen means improvement in personal life, home life, social life, and working life.

In the workplace, Kaizen means continual improvement involving everyone. Managers and workers must work together and improve through small gradual improvements.

Kaizen expects the workers to work toward standards and the managers to maintain and improve standards.

Kyoto, Japan

10 RULES OF PRACTICING KAIZEN

1. Discard conventional fixed idea for production.

2. Think of how to do it, and not why it cannot be done.

3. Do not make excuses. Start by questioning current practices.

4. Do not seek perfection. Do it right away even if for only 50% of target.

5. Correct mistakes at once.

6. Do not spend money for KAIZEN.

7. Wisdom is brought out when faced with hardship.

8. Ask “Why?” five times and seek root causes.

9. Seek the wisdom of ten people rather than the knowledge of one.

10. KAIZEN ideas are infinite.

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