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Lean Manufacturing - Kaizen Methodology - Lean FastCap Style

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Reviewed:: Dec 1, 2020 by Business

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Overview:

This is a good example of LEAN methods and Kaizen applied in manufaturing. Paul Akers and Andrey go over using Kaizen (lean manufacturing) to improve a process at FastCap (featuring FastCap's 2p-10 Activator).

This was a well-done, basic, Kaizen display. A detailed analysis is not offered, however, the overall link to continuous improvement is made.

Type of Material:

Presentation

Recommended Uses:

This can be used in class as an example and to start a discussion or as part of a lecture, this can be used as homework (an example in manufacturing) and it can be applied as an individual or a team assignment, perhaps analyzing different methodologies in different industries.

Technical Requirements:

Firefox 32.0.0.330 J

Java 8 Update 241

Adobe Reader Plugin for Firefox

Adobe Flash – FP 32 for Firefox

Identify Major Learning Goals:

Learn to use Kaizen
Understand topics as time and motion studies
Learn setups to increase overall efficiency
Design of experiments

Target Student Population:

Operation management classes - College Upper Division, Graduate School
Basic engineering classes that include quality management
At-work training for front line supervisors and other manufacturing workers

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

A general familiarity with the concept of continuous improvement is recommended, along with definitions of Lean and Kaizen. However this is also a demonstration of very basic concepts so it could also serve as an introduction.

Content Quality

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Strengths:

This demonstrates a real-time application of a step-by-step process to illustrate how Lean and Kaizen can apply in manufacturing.
The various steps are discussed as improvements are applied in the video.
Results are valid.

Concerns:

A wider field-of-view, showing items to come, would allow for pondering of ideas ahead of the inclusion of such items, making the lesson more succinct and making the scene feel more natural.
Also, people like to make predictions, this would be an easy way to include the audience without losing your focus.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

The step-by-step approach and the activities that are explained as different improvements are attempted
Provides a good demonstration of incremental improvements.
Overall very effective display if Kaizen at work.

Concerns:

Some background or explanation is required to link the methods used.
Video does not go into detail as to what methods were effective and why especially with respect to alternatives or time-wasters.
It appears the assumption is everybody understands Kaizen and Lean already.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

Video is on a large, well-known platform.
The live demonstration and step-by-step explanations are helpful in demonstrating the application of Kaizen in manufacturing.

Concerns:

Video quality reduces overall effectiveness, max quality of 240P.

Other Issues and Comments:

Disable comments - as many commentators can and will be misleading just for the sake of being misleading.
Don't lose effectiveness based on herd mentality or a knee-jerk reaction to an unjustrified comment.

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