Kaizen & Continuous Improvement Events Flashcards
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What is the recommended approach for selecting a Kaizen event target area?
Answer: Focus on a high-impact bottleneck or area with significant waste identified through value stream mapping
Value stream mapping reveals constraints and waste concentrations, making it the best tool for identifying where a Kaizen event will have the greatest impact.
The 'SMART' criteria are used in Kaizen planning to ensure that improvement goals are:
Answer: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound
SMART goals give Kaizen teams clear targets with defined measures and deadlines, reducing ambiguity and enabling objective evaluation.
Which approach does a Lean Leader use to sustain Kaizen gains over time?
Answer: Standardize the improved process, train all affected staff, and audit compliance regularly
Sustained improvement requires standardization, training, and periodic audits — the three pillars that prevent regression to old behaviors.
During a Kaizen event, 'spaghetti diagrams' are used to:
Answer: Map the physical movement of people or materials to identify motion waste
A spaghetti diagram traces the actual path traveled by a worker or product on a floor layout, revealing excessive motion waste.
What role does a Kaizen facilitator primarily serve during an improvement event?
Answer: Guide the team through the structured process while keeping them focused on the goal
The facilitator keeps the team on track, manages time, resolves conflicts, and ensures the structured improvement methodology is followed.
Which of the following is an example of a 'quick win' typically implemented during a Kaizen event?
Answer: Reorganizing a workstation layout to eliminate unnecessary reaching and walking
Workstation reorganization is low-cost, immediately actionable, and produces measurable waste reduction within the event window.
After a Kaizen event, the team's improvements should be reviewed against baseline metrics to determine:
Answer: Whether the event achieved its stated goals and what the return on investment is
Comparing post-event results to baseline data validates whether the improvement objectives were met and quantifies the business benefit.