Solutions Through People
Kaizen Training and Programming
Your baseline for Kaizen programs
Kaizen embraces a multitude of ideas and actions focused on improvement regarding the worker, the workplace and how work gets done.
Through gradual change or iterative techniques like PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act), kaizen training seeks to build efficiency, reduce waste, improve quality and make jobs safer and more fulfilling.
Engaged and empowered teams are at the core of kaizen. These can be from a specific area of your facility or from among different departments like operations, production and quality. However, those people on the frontlines – where our programs are focused – can be instrumental in generating improvements. Collaborative relationships between leaders and workers are vehicles for success. And we see kaizen as the powerful engine that consistently brings your teams to your target goals.
TWI Institute’s training programs – TWI, Kata and Standardized Work – generate results and value in the workplace by advancing skills, contributions and self-respect among supervisors and workers. The work we do with you and your teams provides the ideal foundation or complement to current or planned continuous improvement, Lean, kaizen, operational excellence or talent development initiatives.
Programs for Kaizen
Job Relations (JR)
Job Safety (JS)
Job Methods (JM)
TWI Problem Solving (PS)
Introduction to Practicing Kata
Driving and Coaching Improvement
Foundations and Simulation
Standardized Work
Kaizen-related problems our coaching and training programs solve
Stalled Improvement Initiatives
Builds a foundation to recognize problems and their root cause
Lack of Engagement
Involves workers in ideation and solutions
Resistance to Collaboration
Creates productive relationships and teamwork between supervisors and workers
Skills Gaps
Identifies gaps and works to upskill, reskill and cross skill employees
Instability
Develops the baselines for improvement: standards and standardized work
Physical and Personal Safety
Trains workers and teams to be mindful, observant and responsive to risks and safety improvements