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2018.07.30
The new management approach based on Kaizen by all 2 From this essay I will write “New management approach based on Kaizen by all” and “Consultant’s improvement diary” every other week.
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Compared with the US and Europe, Japan is said that strategies of the manufacturing companies are weak, but I don’t think it is it true. In Japan there are a lot of examples of strategy building starting from Kaizen which is typical tactical activity. Toyota Production System is the example. Japanese manufacturing companies are not weak in strategy but it is a reverse approach that can not be implemented by the manufacturing companies in the US and Europe. I would like to make the best use of the original strengths of Japanese manufacturing to make them strong again.
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2018.07.25
Yukio Kakiuchi’s Kaizen diary 1 I start writing Kaizen diary every other week.
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My consulting is done at your factory. You don’t come to my office, and I visit your factory. I move a lot and I use trains every day.
For example, last week, I worked for five companies. Monday: Maibara, Tuesday: Mikawa Anjo, Wednesday: Maibara, Thursday: Yamagata, Friday: Fukushima.
The trip was quite relaxing because I was in the reserved seat of Shinkansen all the way. I have kept this life for 27 years, so I have made a routine motion.
The belongings are an eki-ben (station bento food), bottled tea, confectionery, books. For one hour after getting on Shinkansen, I enjoy relaxed time eating, drinking, reading. Then I start writing and studying with my lap-top computer.
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2018.07.11
The new management approach based on Kaizen by all 1 New chapter starts this time. I try to write a concrete approach.
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Last time, I mentioned that the means of management reform starting is Kaizen which is very familiar to manufacturers in Japan. It is not the imported means from America or Europe, the names of which are English language but the Kaizen that Japanese manufacturing industry used to for a long time. I have seen plants in many countries around the world including U.S.A., Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, etc. From the experience, the greatest strength of Japanese manufacturing industry is Kaizen. Even now, the Kaizen power is very strong. So we should make use of this Kaizen power, and you can make drastic management changes if you use the familiar Kaizen power.
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Question: Could you imagine the approach of changing management through Kaizen?
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2018.07.04
The strong intrinsic which Japanese manufacturing industry has 14 I have written ” The strong intrinsic which Japanese manufacturing industry has “, this is the last session.
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Based on my 27-year career as a consultant, I am sure that the small and medium-sized manufacturing industry in Japan is the closest to overcome the big changes in the future. That’s because they can easily implement total optimal Kaizen.I am going to propose big management reform through this essay from next time, but the means to do it is “Kaizen” that everyone has been running all the time in Japan. All the members including president get together in the site of manufacturing and start total optimal Kaizen and raise a revolution.
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From the next essay I will start the series titled “New Management Approach Based on Kaizen by Everyone “. Thank you very much. -
2018.07.02
The strong intrinsic which Japanese manufacturing industry has 13 Half of the year has passed. It will be the second half from July. Time flies!
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In the mass production era, production was done in large quantities in countries with low labor costs. but in the mass customization era, it is necessary to be close to consumers both in distance and in time. This is “to produce close to customers”. In addition to distance and time, it is that operators produce goods imagining the customers to be close to each other. Through consciousness and mind trying to find the real demand of the customers and make the original products which makes the customers happy. In other words, it can be said that this is a tremendous opportunity for Japan’s manufacturing industry that has worked hard on customer first principles.Question: Changes from mass production to mass customization, can you imagine?