The experience of the God Father of Lean manufacturing, Norman Bodek, is now available in a training package. Quick and Easy Kaizen is the most effective and powerful way to implement a practical and sustainable employee-led improvement system by encompassing the often-ignored, human (employee) side of Lean manufacturing. Our Quick and Easy Kaizen is authored by Norman Bodek and made popular by his award winning Shingo Prize book, Quick and Easy Kaizen: The Idea Generator. This training package recognizes that the employee performing the work is the expert concerning his/her job function and should be given the power to make changes to his/her work environment. Quick and Easy Kaizen trains employees to be responsible for improvements on a daily basis. This is a one day Kaizen event training package.

Key Benefits of our Quick and Easy Kaizen Training Package

• A permanent change of methods
• A continuous flow of improvement ideas
• Millions of dollars of savings from implemented ideas
• Improve; quality, safety, throughput, and customer service
• Locally implemented improvements
• An energized and willing workforce
• Quick and Easy Kaizen Process
• The structure:
• Employee identifies a problem and formally documents it.
• Employee develops improvement to correct the problem; immediately makes the appropriate change if able or, as with large ideas, goes to supervisor for approval and help.
• In the case of large ideas, supervisor reviews the idea. Upon approval, employee implements idea.
• The initial problem, idea, and before and after photos are entered into a database. Enna’s Idea Generator Software is specially designed for use with Quick and Easy Kaizen; it is available at www.enna.com.
• Supervisor posts idea on display board so that others in the company can learn and the employee who came up with the idea is recognized.

Quick and Easy Kaizen empowers employees, enriches the work experience, and brings out the best in every employee. As Norman Bodek would exclaim, Quick and Easy Kaizen releases their creative energy. This is a key training package you will need to develop a world-class improvement culture.

The Quick and Easy Kaizen Solution Package contains the following:

• Quick & Easy Kaizen: Facilitator Guide (1)
• Quick & Easy Kaizen: Preparation Guide (1)
• Quick & Easy Kaizen: Presentation CD (1)
• Quick & Easy Kaizen: Participant Workbook (8)
• Quick & Easy Kaizen Form (200)
• Kaizen: Poster (2)
• 8 Wastes of Lean (2)