kaikaku

Then, once the initial rethinking of value is done in what might be called kaikaku for value, lean enterprises must continually revisit the value question with their product teams to ask if they have really got the best answer.

Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003

As the kaikaku campaign progressed from activity to activity, substituting single-piece flow for batch-and-queue, the results could not fail to gain the attention of even the most negative among the Showa workforce.

Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003

Once the commitment is made to convert to a flow system, striking progress can be made very quickly in the initial kaikaku exercise.

Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003

In their first weeklong kaikaku they freed up enough space and people to take on a large new account distributing service parts for a major manufacturer of laser printers.

Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003

It was subjected to the exact same kaikaku and kaizen process at the same level of frequency as every production activity.

Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003

This was the kaikaku phase in the Lantech plant, the time to completely tear things apart and recombine them in a totally different way.

Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003

Prepare the way by involving office staff in the early shop-floor kaikaku weeks—where they can play a useful role just by asking dumb questions: Why do you do it this way?

Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003

There is an alternative, radical path to perfection, a total value stream kaikaku involving all the firms from start to finish.

Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003

An example for year three might be: Reorganize by product families, introduce a Lean Accounting System, kaizen every major production activity four times, and kaikaku order-taking and scheduling.

Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003

The product team leader and the JIT Promotion Office jointly evaluate the value stream for the product to determine what types of kaikaku and kaizen activities should be performed and when.

Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003