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February 2017 Member Gift Bundle: Kaizen
Enjoy the following exclusive Kaizen gift.
Intro to Kaizen Kanban Webcast (WebEx, 40 min)
- In this ASQ webcast, author and quality expert Fabrice Bouchereau discusses his new book, Kaizen Kanban, and shares a visual approach to creating project improvement pipelines that maximize success. You’ll learn:
- How to leverage fundamental tools to identify opportunities for improvement
- The difference between the five types of kaizen
- How to create a prioritized project pipeline
- And more …
Modular Kaizen: Continuous and Breakthrough Improvement (224 pp)
- Modular kaizen is an improvement approach that integrates quality techniques into the busy schedule of everyday activities. All of the components of an effective kaizen event are planned; however, the activities are scheduled in small segments, or “modules” that fit the rapidly changing time demands of team members and subject matter experts.
- This approach is complementary to the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) and define, measure, analyze, improve, control (DMAIC) models of quality improvement.
- Modular Kaizen Webcast (WebEx, 44 min)
- ASQ author and quality expert Grace Duffy introduces us to her new book and draws on 40 years of experience to incorporate techniques, innovations, and lessons learned in pursuit of effective continuous and breakthrough improvement.
- Duffy also shares her “school of Fishbones” tools that you can use to guide your team from initial observations to root causes, potential solutions, and eventual implementation – don’t miss it!
Short Intro to Kaizen and Kaizen Events (Video, 1 min)
- Kaizen and kaizen events prove to be popular means of continuous improvement, both in the long- and short-term.
- Kaizen Kanban: Getting Everyone on the Same Page (Video, 6 min)
- Fabrice Bouchereau discusses how organizations should implement kaizen kanban to create a manageable and effective project pipeline everyone can immediately review and contribute to.
Case Studies and Articles on Applying Kaizen
- Road Map – The Kaizen Blitz Road Map
- Case Study – Taking Process Improvement Beyond the Quality Department
- Case Study – Striking Pay Dirt: Kaizen to Unearth the Power of Process Orientation in Complex Mining Operations
- Case Study – Systematically Improving Operating Room Patient Flow Through Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen Events
- Article: A Mindset to Continuous Improvement
