Subject: Production Engineering and Robotics

Difficulty: Medium

Marks: 4 Marks

KAIZEN is used for the continuous improvement.

Kai = Change Zen = for the better

• Kaizen is a Japanese term that basically translated to continuous improvement or change to become good is a management concept originated by the Japanese in order to continuously effect incremental changes for the better, involving everybody within the organization from worker to managers.
• Kaizen is aimed at producing more & more value with less & less waste, attaining better working environment& developing stable process by standardization.
• The implementation cycle includes Planning of activities to be done. Prepare the action plan for performing those activities after that check the possibilities of performing those and feasibility of the same. Act according to the action plan. This cycle is also called as PDCA cycle.