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Training Material

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL WCM CENTRAL TEAM

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Quick Kaizen
Kaizen: To analyse a problem and find a solution it is used a PDCA approach through the Kaizen tools.
They can be quick, standard, major and advanced.

Kaizen Choice
Choice of kaizen to use is
due to:
- Problem Complexity;
- Frequence of problem
occurrance (sporadic,
cronic);
- Time needed to solve
the problem;
- Number of people
involved in the team;
- Type of WCM tool used.

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Quick Kaizen
Quick Kaizen is used for
problems very easy to solve
PHENOMENA in less than one week, by an
Countermeasures
DESCRIPTION
Sketch if possible
operator or maximum team
5W + 1H: What, Where,
Who, When, Which,
leader.
How Each quick kaizen needs to
Sketch if possible
be evaluated in terms of
Benefit and Cost.
It is one of the basic tool
that can be used to involve
Check Result people and spread
Standardization methodology in the plant.

B/C Calculation

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Quick Kaizen: some examples

PHENOMENA DESCRIPTION
5W + 1H: What, Where, Who,
When, Which, How

Countermeasures
Sketch if possible

Standardization
Check Result

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