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Scheduling Date(s):
1) May 30, 2025 (classroom)
2) Oct 23, 2025 (classroom)
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Kaizen - Methodology for continuous improvement culture
How would it be if everyday we can save 60 seconds of process time in our work? This will be equal to almost 50% productivity improvement per year per process. Welcome to the secret of legendary Japanese way of productivity Improvement. "Kaizen" philosophy & approach is ingrained into Japanese culture of continuous, rapid & sustainable productivity improvement. Kaizen framework is a focused & team-based technique that delivers a rapid & sustainable improvement in a collaborative manner. Kaizen approach is being adopted by numerous successful companies worldwide such as Toyota, General Electric, Ford and such other fortune 500 companies. And recently Singapore government is also encouraging such approach to Singapore companies such as SMRT, Changi Airport and so on. This one-day hands-on & interactive workshop is specially designed to introduce secrets & techniques of conducting Kaizen events for productivity improvement. Participants will learn immensely through simulated hands on activities and best practice case studies that they will find extremely useful for their organization.
Objective
At the end of this 1 day intensive workshop, you will be able to:
- How to plan & execute effective kaizen event for ensured improvement & productivity
- Productivity & problem-solving tools & techniques used before, during & after kaizen event
- Examples & Case studies from different industries that have successfully used Kaizen techniques of Productivity improvement & improved employee morale & collaboration
- Forms & templates used in successful Kaizen events
- Having conducted more than 200 kaizen events across many industries in multiple countries & cultures, Facilitator brings his personal experience on conducting successful kaizen events
Outline
- Introduction to Kaizen definition, philosophy, benefits, examples
- Overview of Kaizen Principles, Framework, Terminology
- Types of Kaizen methodology in practice & when to use each Kaizen methodology
- Identifying the improvement opportunity before conducting kaizen event
- Steps & prework for Kaizen preparation
- Preparing Kaizen charters, baselines, goals
- Selecting teams & defining roles for team members for effective Kaizen outcome
- Steps involved during implementation of Kaizen event
- Steps involved in sustaining the gain after Kaizen event delivers the expected improvement
- Expected roles & responsibility of leaders & management before, during & after Kaizen event
- Power of Front line: Techniques for empowering employees for Kaizen success
- Overcoming barriers during Kaizen implementation & for sustaining the improvement
- Making Kaizen as a company culture of continuous improvement
Who should attend
- Leaders, senior managers & executives who are looking for efficient & effective approach to improve productivity improvement with empowered employees
- Process Improvement leaders, managers & supervisors who are tasked to improve the process in a cost effective & sustainable way.
- Anyone who wants learn techniques of process improvement & productivity improvement with existing workforce
Profile of Ramesh Rao
The facilitator is an accomplished Kaizen facilitator having facilitated more than 200 Kaizen events in large multinational companies as well as SMEs across multiple countries & multiple cultures. He brings to the workshop, his unique experience & insight into how to conduct successful Kaizen events.
The facilitator holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering & in Finance and a master’s in business administration. He is a certified Lean Master & a Kaizen facilitator, a certified Master Black Belt in Six Sigma and Design Thinking Facilitator. He has 26 years of leadership level experience in large multi nationals across multiple industries in 5 countries & 3 continents. As Operations Lead responsible for 3 factories with 4500 people, Ramesh was responsible for improved productivity with USD 100 million financial benefits & increased employee morale & collaboration using Kaizen approach and empowered employees. Ramesh last held the position of Group Finance Controller for a global business unit with USD 500 million responsibility
