Kaizen Tools
There are many useful tools within the Kaizen toolbox. However, for Kaizen implementation to be successful, do not focus only on the tools but instead strike a balance between the technical tools as well as soft skills.
Some of the common Kaizen Tools are as follows:
- Waste Identification and Elimination
- 5S and Visual Management
- Mistake Proofing (Poka Yoke)
- Spaghetti Diagram
- Layout Planning
- Quick Changeover , also known as Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
- Root Cause Analysis
- Standard Work
- Kaizen Newspaper
- Basic QC Tools:
– Check Sheet
– Pareto Chart
– Histogram
– Scatter Diagram
– Process Map
– Cause-and –Effect Diagram
– Control Charts - Advanced QC Tools:
– Relationship Diagram
– Tree Diagram
– Affinity Diagram
– Radar Chart