Review on Implementation of Kaizen Technique for Productivity Improvement in Manufacturing Organization

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study and idea aboutKaizen technique for a small improvement in a manufacturing company. The paper describes basis definition of Kaizen philosophy & a review on Kaizen concept and its implementation. Kaizen is one of the most important technique of continuous improvement. This paper explains various literature and presents a concept of Kaizen, which useful fornew research in another field. Kaizen is an approach focused on improving productivity, reducing variation and eliminating waste, improve lead time, use of space in an organization.This study achieves from this literature review to different Kaizen tool apply in a different company as per necessary but Kaizen techniques, 5s and Value Stream Mapping are much effective and use full tool for the finding of waste and improvement of the process. KeywordsKaizen, Continuous Improvement, productivity, 5S, Value Stream Mapping