Kaizen, which translates to "improvement" in Japanese, is one of the basic concepts of lean production. It focuses on eliminating waste and increasing productivity through incremental changes in a ...

A Kaizen event, sometimes referred to as a Kaizen blitz, is a focused short-term project to improve a process. Tools implemented during a Kaizen event include value stream mapping, 5S, and Total ...

Line 4 at W.R. Grace's Chicagoland plant reduces changeovers by 50% and grows productivity by 27%. Line 4 at W.R. Grace's Chicagoland plant had an objective: to reduce changeover times by 50%. This ...