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News Release from: American Technical Publishers | Subject: AME Kaizen Blitz video
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 November 2002
Action video showcases the power of
Kaizen
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence's AME Kaizen Blitz video takes the viewer inside an AME Kaizen Blitz event held at three different companies.
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence's AME Kaizen Blitz video is now available in Europe from American Technical Publishers This unique video takes the viewer inside an AME Kaizen Blitz event held at three different companies
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 15 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Viewers will learn how kaizen events operate and how to achieve the most from their own kaizen efforts.
Kaizen is a Japanese term that means continuous improvement.
In a manufacturing setting, kaizen means continuous improvement of a process.
A Kaizen Blitz event seeks to improve a process in a fixed time frame, typically three to four days, during which continuous improvement tools are taught and implemented.
This video visits three companies that are participating in an AME Kaizen Blitz.
Viewers will follow the kaizen teams at each company as they work together to reduce non-value-adding activities and set-up time.
They will learn about the tools that are used during a kaizen implementation.
These include takt time, line balancing, process mapping, operator movement, and internal and external steps.
They will also discover the value of using a cross-functional team as a powerful tool for change.
At Kenney Manufacturing, the kaizen team reduces lead time by 84% and reduces inventory by 82%.
At EGandG Sealol, the team reduce the changeover time on a machine by 54% and create an additional 3900 hours of production time annually.
In just four days at Tech Industries, the kaizen blitz team reduces changeover time by 79%, reducing the machine set up time from five hours to one hour.
AME Kaizen Blitz clearly proves that real measurable change is possible.
AME Kaizen Blitz video is available through American Technical Publishers Ltd.
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