1st Edition

Kaizen Teian 1 Developing Systems for Continuous Improvement Through Employee Suggestions

218 Pages
by Productivity Press

218 Pages
by Productivity Press

Kaizen teian -- the Japanese-style proposal system for continuous improvement -- is the most direct and effective method for channeling employees' creative energies and hands-on insight. This book is the first in a new three-volume set that brings the management, guidance, and development of kaizen teian systems into perfect focus. This first volume explains many aspects of running a proposal... Read more
  1. What is kaizen?
  2. What is a teian system?
  3. Creating a system of walking suggestion boxes
  4. From company-oriented suggestions to job-oriented proposals
  5. Ideas have value only when implemented
  6. From untried suggestions to implemented improvement proposals
  7. The cycle of kaizen teian activity
  8. Evaluation standards: simple rules for quick decisions
  9. Examples of implemented improvement proposal activity

Biography

Productivity Development Team

"Filled with many practical little gems, many of which debunk common myths about reasons why suggestion systems succeed and fail."

Rick Maurer, Author, Caught in the Middle 06/01/04