Learn how to develop a streamlining Kaizen cultural change in your company with this free online management course. This management course shows you how to use ‘lean’ methods to encourage continuous improvement in your team. More and more organizations are adopting the Japanese Kaizen approach to increase ‘lean’ efficiency and productivity in the workplace. We explain how to change your organization’s work culture through Kaizen principles, action plans and events, thus trimming the fat and streamlining processes to bring the best out in those around you.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 188656 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Define ‘Kaizen’ and lay out its philosophy and methods • List the attributes of successful Kaizen events • Discuss the ‘three Ms’: muri, mura and muda • Explain the role of ‘plan-do-check-act’ (PDCA) and ‘standardize-do-check-act’ (SDCA) methods • Explain ‘Gemba Kaizen’ and role of management • List the seven-step process for Kaizen implementation • Describe the elements of Kaizen events • Compare the concepts of ‘continual’ and ‘continuous’ improvement • Discuss the responsibility of monitoring Kaizen events • Identify how to navigate Kaizen’s cycles and systems • Outline the development of Kaizen stories and their themes |
| Course Code | 1756 |

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