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1a Quiz Kaizen Overview

Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy that means continuous improvement. It works in harmony with other lean tools like standard work and level loading. The kaizen mindset applies the actual place where work is done, the actual parts used, and getting the facts to continuously break apart and reassemble processes in an improved manner. This philosophy is applicable beyond just manufacturing organizations.

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1a Quiz Kaizen Overview

Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy that means continuous improvement. It works in harmony with other lean tools like standard work and level loading. The kaizen mindset applies the actual place where work is done, the actual parts used, and getting the facts to continuously break apart and reassemble processes in an improved manner. This philosophy is applicable beyond just manufacturing organizations.

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Quiz

Course: The Kaizen Way


Module: Kaizen Overview

1. Loosely translated the word kaizen means to change for the better.

 True

 False

2. Kaizen works ___________ with other lean tools and concepts such as standard work
and heijunka, or level loading.

 in competition

 in harmony

3. Match the word with the definition.

 Gemba  Means the actual place (the place the work is done)

 Genjitsu  Means get the facts

 Genbutsu  Means the actual parts

4. The kaizen mindset is only applicable to manufacturing organizations.

 True

 False

5. When we do kaizen, we take a look at the current process, _______ and put it back
together again in an improved manner.

 break it apart

 assemble

 re-assemble

 create a flow chart

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