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  • March 10, 2008 at 7:07 am #49548

    Spielberg
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    Does Kaizen mean Lean Manufacturing (in English) or s it a separate issue?
    thanks and regards

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    March 10, 2008 at 10:14 am #169447

    Severino
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    Kaizen is only one tool in the “Lean” toolbox.

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    March 10, 2008 at 10:38 am #169452

    Spielberg
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    Thank You
    Then why is “Kaizen” so famous 

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    March 10, 2008 at 1:08 pm #169462

    EdG
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    Lean mfg is both a “journey” and “the destination” where as kaizen it a tool for that “journey”.
    An analogy might be:

    “I want to go on holiday and travel to the ultimate tourist destination.” “I want to establish my company as a lean manufacturer.”
    “I want to fly first class on my trip.” “I want to use a series of kaizen’s to lean out my plant inorder to become lean.”
    Does that help???

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