CLL Kaizen & Continuous Improvement Events

Question 1

What does the Japanese term 'Kaizen' literally translate to in English?

Accepted Answer

Good change

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Continuous flow

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Small steps

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Zero waste

Question 2

A Kaizen event (also called a Kaizen blitz) is typically how long in duration?

Accepted Answer

1–5 days

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2–4 weeks

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1–3 months

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6 months to a year

Question 3

Which PDCA phase involves testing a proposed improvement on a small scale before full deployment?

Accepted Answer

Do

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Plan

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Check

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Act

Question 4

In a Kaizen event, who should ideally be included on the improvement team?

Accepted Answer

Frontline workers, supervisors, and cross-functional members

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Only senior management and engineers

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External consultants exclusively

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Finance and legal representatives only

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of a pre-event preparation phase in a Kaizen event?

Accepted Answer

Define scope, gather current-state data, and brief participants

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Celebrate past improvements

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Train staff on new software tools

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Negotiate with suppliers

Question 6

Which tool is commonly used during a Kaizen event to identify and categorize root causes of a problem?

Accepted Answer

Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram

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Gantt chart

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Net present value analysis

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SWOT analysis

Question 7

What metric is most directly used to measure the success of a Kaizen event focused on cycle time reduction?

Accepted Answer

Before-and-after cycle time comparison

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Employee satisfaction scores

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Inventory dollar value

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Number of suppliers reduced