John W. Davis

ISBN: 978-1-4398-4608-7, January 2011, 219 pp., Soft Cover

Explaining how to fully maximize kaizen events, this book describes the different types of kaizen and the purpose of each. It then demonstrates how kaizen can be used as a prominent strategy when implementing Lean. This includes developing a structured plan for kaizen and giving strong consideration for using employee incentives to motivate improvements at the individual job level.

• Details the types of kaizen and how and when to use them in order to obtain the greatest return on the investment
• Demonstrates how to conduct each type of kaizen event, who should be involved as participants, and what the expected results should be
• Explains how to incorporate a Waste Reduction Activity Process to drive kaizen down to the individual job level