Immediate Results From Kaizen

A new article available online describes how a Kaizen mindset, and a quick walk through a manufacturing facility, can result in major cost savings. Tom Dossenbach, the author of the article, points out:

"The norm in industry today is to repair the damage or to remove the symptom. That’s what they were doing. The Kaizen way is to get to the cause and remove it, permanently. Putting it another way, we often are satisfied to say: 'If it’s broken, fix it.' In a plant practicing continuous improvement, the question is: 'Why did it break?'"