Introduction
The foundation of lean thinking is the elimination of waste (Muda) that occurs during the production of the service offered to the customer. Thus, the quality, cost and time of the service provided to the customer reach an excellent level. Taiichi Ohno, one of the founders and first practitioners of lean thinking, said: "All we are doing is looking at the time line from the moment the customer gives us an order to the point when we collect the cash. And we are reducing the time line by removing the non-value-added wastes." Throughout his life, Ohno worked to prevent waste, i.e., Muda. With our Kaizen consulting, we aim to follow in Ohno's footsteps and wage a relentless battle against the 7 major wastes in your company. While doing this, we ensure that all employees learn the 7 mudas and the techniques to eliminate them thoroughly.
With Kaizen implementation consulting, your company will achieve the following gains:
- Establishment and sustainability of the Kaizen implementation management system
- Reduction of labor losses, increase in value added per person
- Creation of a Kaizen and continuous improvement culture
- Permanent resolution of problems, introducing necessary analysis techniques to the system
- Employees learn the 7 mudas and the methods to eliminate them
- Reduction of customer complaints and defective production, increase in customer satisfaction
- Increase in employee satisfaction, improvement in participation and ownership
How do we work?
Before providing you with service, we visit your company by applying the "GENCHI GENBUTSU" (go and see) principle, one of the basic principles of lean thinking. In order to form our initial opinions about your company, determine the scope of the project to be implemented, and get the ideas of your management about lean thinking, we have a 1-2 hour meeting together, a general visit to your facilities, and an exchange of ideas to determine the project draft.
The KAIZEN IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT proposal prepared by the consultant who visits you is submitted to the relevant authorized person one week after the visit.
Project draft content
- General information: Contains general information about Kaizen implementations.
- Scope: Briefly explains the results of the Kaizen implementations within the project scope and the implementation path.
- Project schedule: Shows the time required to implement the Kaizen management system within the project scope and how many man-days of consulting service will be provided during this period.
- Pricing: Information about the man-day unit price, the monthly invoice amount and the total project cost.
- General information about our consultants who can take part in the project, our references, and contact details.
General information
Through discussions on the project draft, the customer's needs are fully reflected in the project. We provide the necessary support to our customer until the kick-off meeting, ensuring that the preparations to be made before the project start are completed fully and as required. Thus, our customer is assured of doing the right job with the right start.
A consulting agreement is made with the company before or immediately after the project start.