The fundamental principals of Lean Management can be found in

the Japanese words Kaizen & Kaban

Kaizen - “change for the better”

Kaban - “Signboard”

the kaizen concept (continuous improvement) is a strategy where employees at all levels of a company work together proactively to achieve regular, incremental improvements to the business.
In a sense, it combines the collective talents within a company to create a powerful structure for improvement.

the kaban concept is a process where you create the visual…

the framework below should be an integral part of all management decisions -used to streamline the operational processes of the business.

Who

Who does it?
Who is doing it?
Who should be doing it?
Who else can do it?
Who else should do it?

What

What to do?
What is being done?
What should be done?
What else can be done?
What else should be done?

Where

Where to do it?
Where is it done?
Where should it be done?
Where else can it be done?
Where else should it be done?

When

When to do it?
When is it done?
When should it be done?
What other things can be done?
What other things should be done?

Why

Why does he/she do it?
Why do it?
Why do it there?
Why do it then?
Why do it that way?

How

How to do it?
How is it done?
How should it be done?
Can this method be used in other areas?
Is there any other way to do it?

WHAT STRATEGIES SHOULD BE USED TO IMPLEMENT A LEAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM?

Improve everything continuously.
rethink, old traditional concepts and adopt if necessary to benefit new practices.
Make things happen by inclusion of all parties involved.
Embrace and adopt new methods of implementing work practices and assume they will work.
If something is wrong, correct it.
Empower everyone to take part in problem solving.
Get information and opinions from multiple people.
Before making decisions, ask “why” five times to get to the root cause. (5 Why Method)
Be economical. Save money through small improvements and spend the saved money on further improvements.

remember that improvement has no limits. never stop trying to improve.

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