Kaizen
How can organizations create continuous progress instead of isolated changes? The Kaizen course answers this question by teaching the Japanese philosophy of daily improvement, showing how small, structured adjustments transform processes and strengthen organizational culture.
**The objectives of this course are:**
Participants carry out a small Kaizen project in class, using either SETA case studies or real cases from their own companies.
Companies that apply Kaizen build more participative and productive environments. This course demonstrates how to mobilize teams, engage leaders, and turn every employee into an agent of change, ensuring continuous innovation and growing results.
**The objectives of this course are:**
- Teach the Kaizen philosophy and its impact on organizations.
- Enable professionals to identify and apply simple improvements.
- Foster a culture of continuous evolution at all levels.
Participants carry out a small Kaizen project in class, using either SETA case studies or real cases from their own companies.
Companies that apply Kaizen build more participative and productive environments. This course demonstrates how to mobilize teams, engage leaders, and turn every employee into an agent of change, ensuring continuous innovation and growing results.
Público-Alvo
Professionals involved in managing and improving processes and products
Requisitos
No pre-requisites.
Carga Horária
8 hours
Formatos
In-person and OnlineConteúdo Programático
**_Basic Structure_:**
- Lean Definition
- 8 Lean wastes
- Kaizen Methodology for process improvement
- Where does Kaizen fit
- Kaizen process: before, during, and after the event
- Preparing for Kaizen
- Problem Definition
- Roles and responsibilities
- Sponsor meeting
- Schedule and tools definition
- Needed infrastructure
- A3
- Leading Kaizen
- Facilitation techniques
- Kaizen tools (flowchart, VSM, brainstorming (Ishikawa), cause and effect matrix, effort vs impact matrix, create and implement actions – 5W2H model)
- Follow-up
- Implementation of a small Kaizen in class for practical learning
**_Workload_:** 8 hours
**_Pre-Work_:** Prepare topics to be discussed in class
_**NOTE:**_ No need to use computers