Kaizen

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Training Pack
Kaizen
Focused Improvement Teams (F.I.T.)
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Aims Objectives

• Target Audience FIT Team Members
• Purpose of Module To equip attendees with the
  knowledge understanding to participate in a
  Focused Improvement Team, in order to deliver
  tangible and sustainable improvements.
• Aims Objectives
• To solve a real problem using a methodical,
  standardised and sequential approach.
• To introduce and use the 4 stage FIT process
• To show the relationship between FIT and Problem
  Solving.

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What is F.I.T?
A team set up to quickly identify, prioritise
solve work issues, through the application of a
basic methodical problem solving process
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Why F.I.T?
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What can a F.I.T. Deliver?
Before
After

• Located away from the machine
• Limited sizes
• No identification

• Located next to the machine
• Space for all sizes used
• Easily identifiable
• Reorder kanban in place

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Things to Consider Before F.I.T. Implementation
.involving everyone with 100 communication!
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The F.I.T. Sheet
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FIT Day 1
Brainstorming!!!
Low Cost Can be done this week
Low Cost Will take longer than a week
High Cost Longer Term Improvements
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FIT Schedule
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Tips for Running Day 1
Keep to time
Encourage participation
Think outside the box
No idea is a bad idea
Listen to everybody
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F.I.T. Day 2
Prioritising!!!
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F.I.T. Schedule
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Tips for Running Day 2
Record present state
Team Involvement
Consensus
Impact on team
Be realistic
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F.I.T. Day 3
Analysing!!!
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F.I.T. Schedule
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Tips for Running Day 3
Completion dates
Bite sized chunks
Allocate owners
Future state consensus
Confirm understanding
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F.I.T. Day 4
Reviewing!!!
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F.I.T. Schedule
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Tips for Running Day 4
Communicate
Plan to sustain
Recovery plan if necessary
Record new state
Has everything been done?
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Manning the Till
Log Ideas Monitor Benefits
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What can we do Next?
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Finally..
Improvements should be in-expensive. The more
money we spend, the less ingenuity we use to find
solutions.
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Aims Objectives

• Purpose of Module
• To equip attendees with the knowledge
  understanding to participate in a Focused
  Improvement Team, in order to deliver tangible
  and sustainable improvements.
• Aims Objectives
• To solve a real problem using a methodical,
  standardised and sequential approach.
• To introduce and use the 4 stage FIT process
• To show the relationship between FIT and Problem
  Solving.

Did we Succeed ?