by Mary McDonald | Aug 12, 2022 | Lean
It’s often hard to improve your process, but even a small change can make a big difference. Kaizen – How Does it Work? Kaizen is a Japanese word for “change for the better.” It is a philosophy applied to many aspects of life and business,...
by Mary McDonald | Feb 24, 2022 | Lean
The Key Differences Between Kaizen and Lean Thinking Kaizen is a Japanese word for continuous improvement. It is a culture where every individual strives to improve their work and the work of others. Kaizen is the process of making small, incremental changes to...
by Megan | Sep 22, 2017 | Lean
To obtain Lean within an organization, it is necessary to make use of different methodologies suited to your organization. These methodologies provide actionable steps to change the thinking and processes of your organization. Kaizen and Kaikaku are two of these...
by Mary McDonald | Apr 7, 2016 | Lean
In order to implement Kaizen in the workplace, many organizations start with the Lean 5S methodology (some have expanded it to 6S, which we’ll also talk about in this post briefly). Kaizen is part of Lean Enterprise, and can easily be applied to the Lean...
by Mary McDonald | Mar 21, 2016 | Lean
What is Kaizen? Kaizen is making small incremental improvements over time in order to affect positive change in an organization. Kaizen is a Japanese term, made up of two characters – Kai (change 改) and Zen (good 善), so Kaizen (or Kaizan, as it is sometimes...
