DNA - KAIZEN Results

KAIZEN Event Results

Lean involves many people in the value stream. Transitioning to flow thinking causes vast changes in how people perceive their role in the organization and their relationship to the product.

Results of a One Week Kaizen Event

	BEFORE	AFTER
Work In Process	12 Units	3 Units
Direct Labor per Unit	8.75 minutes	4.9 minutes
Direct Labor Travel	90 Feet	33 Feet
Time between deliverable units	5.62 minutes	2.32 minutes
Number of Operators	7	3
Length of Assembly Line	32 Feet	10 Feet
Square Feet	840	440
Incoming Defect Tracking	None	Initiated
Standard Operating Procedures	None	Initiated

Direct Annual Savings $300,000

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