Lean Systems Program

 
 
 

Jishuken

Course Dates: TBA
Location: Lexington, KY
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Practitioners and researchers continue attempt to understand how lean works. One of the essential elements that have been agreed upon is that lean / TPS is discipline that requires constant and consistent leadership engagement and participation. One element that Toyota uses to achieve this current TPS approach is the application of management directed kaizen also known as Jishuken.

Jishukens, like many TPS activities, have both a learning goal and a productivity goal: as they harness manager teams for problem solving needed by the production process they also help managers continue to improve their ability to coach and teach TPS problem-solving to others, specifically production workers. What is misleading and unknown to most lean practitioners is that management is expected to have a complete understanding of TPS, one which they somehow attained instantly without needing to develop it over time. Unfortunately, assuming that managers know how to support and teach TPS is one the most common problems in implementing lean.

The University of Kentucky Lean Systems Group is offering a 2-day course designed to teach the fundamentals of Jishuken. This course will provide participants the techniques to implement management directed kaizen activities and how to engage management in focusing on broad based / system related problems. Participants will learn how to avoid common problems in Jishukens and realign their efforts in meeting company-wide goals and targets. Students will be expected to learn Toyota’s hands-on techniques that are transferable to a wide range of management functions both in the office and on the floor. Overall, participants will learn how management directed kaizen can be used as a technique in improving how managers learn, apply and support problem solving throughout the organization.

Other Topics Include:

  • Organizational culture and Jishukens
  • Jishuken failure modes
  • 8-Step Problem Solving for Management
  • The role of the Operations Development Group (ODG)
  • Jishuken Tools (i.e. charting, tracking, etc…)
  • The Jishuken Check-Action Cycle
  • Directed kaizen

    • Fees
    $1995.00

    Please Note

  • The registration fee covers the course and luncheons – lodging and other meals not included.
  • Every effort is made to ensure that the instructors listed present the programs. However in rare circumstances such as illness, a speaker with comparable qualifications may be substituted.
  • Unavoidable circumstances sometimes require a change in course location or dates. Should such a change affect a course for which you are registered, you will be contacted in a timely manner and every effort will be made to reschedule with as little inconvenience as possible.
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