After doing some research on Kaizen events, you are to perform a Kaizen Event on a process within a business. If you have a process at your current place of business, you may perform your Kaizen on that process. Otherwise, go to a business and observe a process. (Fast food operations provide some excellent, easy to view examples of processes; especially the making of a Subway sandwich or a Chipotle burrito.)
Get a very good sense of the process as well as an understanding of the reasons for why things are done way they are done. It may also be helpful to watch the video “What does Kaizen and emptying a dishwasher have in common?” referenced in this Module’s lecture.
Before attempting this assignment, be sure to familiarize yourself with the 4 Steps for a Kaizen Event outlined in this Module’s lecture.
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