<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In times of innovation, rapid economic development and high competition, each producer tries to improve the condition of his company. Then the quality of services or products is improved, losses are minimized, production processes are optimized and costs associated with running a business are reduced. The Kaizen philosophy can be used to solve any problem and issue related to work in the organization. Its main value is to strive for the continuous company’s development through small ideas, which incrementally cause continuous improvement of the company. The paper presents how the functioning of the Kaizen philosophy in a company affects the initiatives of employees, which directly affect the optimization of processes. The presented research results show how innovative solutions consisting in limiting the use of masking tapes influence the improvement of product assembly process.</p></abstract>

In times of innovation, rapid economic development and high competition, each producer tries to improve the condition of his company. Then the quality of services or products is improved, losses are minimized, production processes are optimized and costs associated with running a business are reduced. The Kaizen philosophy can be used to solve any problem and issue related to work in the organization. Its main value is to strive for the continuous company’s development through small ideas, which incrementally cause continuous improvement of the company. The paper presents how the functioning of the Kaizen philosophy in a company affects the initiatives of employees, which directly affect the optimization of processes. The presented research results show how innovative solutions consisting in limiting the use of masking tapes influence the improvement of product assembly process.

The Use of Kaizen Philosophy to Improve the Production Process – Case Study

Conference Quality Production Improvement – CQPI

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In times of innovation, rapid economic development and high competition, each producer tries to improve the condition of his company. Then the quality of...

The Use of Kaizen Philosophy to Improve the Production Process – Case Study

Publié en ligne: 27 oct. 2020

Pages: 197 - 203

Reçu: 14 juil. 2020

Accepté: 31 juil. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cqpi-2020-0022

Mots clés
Kaizen, optimization, process capability, improvement, quality

© 2020 Katarzyna Midor, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Use of Kaizen Philosophy to Improve the Production Process – Case Study

Publié en ligne: 27 oct. 2020

Pages: 197 - 203

Reçu: 14 juil. 2020

Accepté: 31 juil. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cqpi-2020-0022

Mots clésKaizen, optimization, process capability, improvement, quality

© 2020 Katarzyna Midor, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Kaizen, optimization, process capability, improvement, quality