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Continuous Business Improvement with mastermind Shruti Bhat series- Advantages of Lean Kaizen.

12/6/2013

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Kaizen is a method of continual improvement that is often implemented by organizations in order to increase efficiency and reduce, or eliminate, waste. It is a method that involves all workers of the company and allows for everyone to have a say regarding possibilities of improvement, as well as pinpointing methods that are not efficient or could be better. Unlike workshops that take place annually or monthly, Kaizen is continuously implemented. 
 
The ideas that are addressed in Lean Kaizen are often small since this method works effectively when small changes are made. These small changes tend to improve important aspects of the company such  as efficiency, safety and productiveness. Aside from working on aspects that are deemed problematic within a process, Lean Kaizen also encourages workers to speak up regarding all aspects of improvement. 
 
Perhaps the best advantage of Lean Kaizen is that it greatly reduces waste. This can include aspects such as  transportation, supply chain logistics, skills, inventory, processes and  production. It also lowers costs, increases safety, allows for more efficient delivery and improves the customer satisfaction.

Another advantage from implementing Lean Kaizen is that it allows for much more space, due to the elimination of unnecessary items. It also increases quality of the product, uses capital in a better manner, improves communication and allows employees to feel valued in the company. Since employees are a significant part of the process, they feel that they are contributing to the organization’s cause in a big way and this tends  to augment loyalty and dedication. 
 
Employees that are continuously assessing  their environment in order to find methods of improvement have a higher chance of addressing necessary changes within the workspace. Since employees that are  involved tend to have higher morale, they work more effectively and experience more enjoyment. 

Since Lean Kaizen focuses on making small changes, the results are immediate. When an organization chooses to undergo large changes it takes much more time to see results and have a number of negative drawbacks. However, the advantage of using Lean Kaizen is that it can work on a larger number of smaller problems, which brings about desired results. 

It is still necessary for companies to undergo large changes for certain projects however Lean Kaizen has a positive effect on the entire process by making it easier to implement in increments and to analyze detailed aspects as well as the bigger picture. The reason Lean Kaizen is widely used and favored is because it is a continuous method that is continually making little improvements that greatly improve the processes of an organization and lowers waste.

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