Online Class: Kaizen 101 - An Introduction
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12Lessons
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570Students
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5Hours
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0.5CEUs
Course Description
In Japan, continuous improvement has been a key part of personal development and business culture for decades, but it's a relatively new concept in western culture. The Japanese term for continuous improvement is Kaizen which simply means change for the better.
Making "change for the better" is vital for all businesses. In fact, kaizen is the secret behind the huge successes of companies such as Toyota, General Electric, Google, Apple, Motorola, Microsoft, and prominent celebrities and athletes.
This course offers a practical introduction to kaizen techniques and concepts. It is designed to help individuals and businesses adopt kaizen tools, methodologies, and philosophies in order to boost productivity, improve resilience, eliminate waste, and reduce their costs.
In particular, this course:
- Provides a detailed review of kaizen tools and techniques, and how to adopt and implement them in a business setting.
- Offer sufficient knowledge on Kaizen management so that managers can make informed decisions on whether or not to implement kaizen.
- Determine what kaizen tools are suitable to a company's specific environment, and what cultural or mindset changes are needed for successful adoption of kaizen.
- Offer a set of kaizen principles, techniques, and tools that are suitable for implementation in most service and production business models.
This course is further enriched with HD video, charts, graphs, tables, quotes from kaizen leaders and real life illustrations to make for an interactive learning experience.
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs
Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Introduction to Kaizen
- Lesson 1 Video
- Lesson discussions: Reasons for Taking this Course
- Complete Assignment: Why this course?
- Assessment: Exam 1
Lesson 2: The 3 Main Aspects of Kaizen
- Lesson 2 Video
- Assessment: Exam 2
Lesson 3: Kaizen-shift - The Need for Mindset Change
- Lesson 3 Video
- Assessment: Exam 3
Lesson 4: Kaizen Event
- Lesson 4 Video
- Assessment: Exam 4
Lesson 5: Kaizen and Six Sigma
- Lesson 5 Video
- Assessment: Exam 5
Lesson 6: Element and Factors of Kaizen
- Lesson 6 Video
- Assessment: Exam 6
Lesson 7: Kaizen – The Three Pillars
- Lesson 7 Video
- Assessment: Exam 7
Lesson 8: Hierarchy of Kaizen
- Lesson 8 Video
- Assessment: Exam 8
Lesson 9: The PDCA Cycle
- Lesson 9 Video
- Assessment: Exam 9
Lesson 10: Kaizen Implementation
- Lesson 10 Video
- Assessment: Exam 10
Lesson 11: Kaizen Tools and Standards – 7 Quality Control Tools
- Lesson 11 Video
- Assessment: Exam 11
Lesson 12: Kaizen Budgeting and Cost Reduction
- Lesson 12 Video
- Lesson discussions: End of Course Poll; Course Comments; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
- Assessment: Exam 12
- Assessment: The Final Exam
Learning Outcomes
- Define Kaizen.
- Describe the 3 main aspects of Kaizen.
- Describe kaizen-shift - the need for mindset change.
- Identify Kaizen event.
- Compare and contrast Kaizen and six sigma.
- Describe elements and factors of Kaizen.
- Describe the three pillars of Kaizen.
- Summarize hierarchy of Kaizen.
- Define the PDCA Cycle
- Describe methods used for Kaizen implementation.
- Summarize the 7 quality control tools.
- Determine Kaizen budgeting and cost reduction for a process.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Additional Course Information
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- Earn an Official Certificate Documenting Course Hours and CEUs
- Verify Your Certificate with a Unique Serial Number Online
- View and Share Your Certificate Online or Download/Print as PDF
- Display Your Certificate on Your Resume and Promote Your Achievements Using Social Media
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Student Testimonials
- "I work at Goodwill and this taught me a lot about how to improve my workplace, both in the warehouse and on the sales floor." -- Paul L.
- "It was challenging. Exams made me think a lot and was very challenging." -- Johanne H.
- "Very helpful and somewhat difficult." -- Marc C.
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