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Management Kaizen 7 Lean Improvements Only Top Managers Can Make

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Kaizen has historically been associated with the factory floor, but more recently has found its way into offices and clinics. A revelation of the last decade, that Lean thinking is for everyone has extended the concept of continuous improvement well beyond the shopfloor; to banks and insurance companies, to showroom floors and classrooms, to clinical environments, and even national defense. It seems that Kaizen can be anywhere where work is done. The Japanese word Gemba is used to denote “the real place, the place where the work is done.” Gemba may be the shop floor of a factory, the operating room of a hospital or even the showroom floor of an auto dealer. According to Lean thinking if we want to make improvements in any of these diverse environments we have to “go to the Gemba” to understand the problems
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OPTIONAL BREAKFAST SEMINAR 
 
Management Kaizen 
7 Lean Improvements Only Top Managers Can Make  
For top managers who want to understand the seven critical 
improvements that they must personally make to head their 
 
organizations in a sustainable True North direction.  
Bruce Hamilton 
 
Bruce Hamilton is President of the 
Kaizen has historically been associated with the factory floor, but more recently has 
GBMP, a Boston‐based non‐profit 
found its way into offices and clinics.  A revelation of the last decade, that Lean thinking 
provider of lean technology.  Prior 
is for everyone has extended the concept of continuous improvement well beyond the 
to joining GBMP, Mr. Hamilton led 
shopfloor; to banks and insurance companies, to showroom floors and classrooms, to 
efforts at United Electric Controls 
clinical environments, and even national defense.  It seems that Kaizen can be anywhere 
to revise its manufacturing 
where work is done. The Japanese word Gemba is used to denote “the real place, the 
systems from traditional batch 
place where the work is done.”  Gemba may be the shop floor of a factory, the operating 
production to one‐piece part and 
room of a hospital or even the showroom floor of an auto dealer.  According to Lean 
information flow.   The firm was 
thinking if we want to make improvements in any of these diverse environments we have 
recognized as a 1990 recipient of 
to “go to the Gemba” to understand the problems.   
the Shingo Prize for 
Manufacturing Excellence. Bruce 
Conceptually, this is nothing more than the scientific method.  To understand 
is featured in the 2004 video, 
improvement opportunities in a functional area, say a machining department, we would:  
Toast Kaizen (recipient of 2005 
Academic Shingo Prize), used 
1. Go to that department to observe first hand.  We would speak to the 
world‐wide to introduce the basics 
experts, the employees who actually do the job, and ask: 
of lean manufacturing, as well 
2.  “What is the function here? What is supposed to be happening?”  The 
Moments of Truth, a how‐to 
object of our improvement would be that function. We would observe it 
leadership video targeted to 
critically and dispassionately in order to grasp:   
management and supervision.   
3. What is actually happening here?  What do we see that gets in the way of 
Bruce is Vice Chair of the Business 
the function? Once again we would solicit the thinking of the persons who 
Board of Examiners for the Shingo 
spend 100% of their time doing the job.  
Prize and also is on the Shingo 
 
Board of Governors.  In May, 
So it is with management.  There is a Gemba for your work, a real place where problems 
2000, he was inducted into the 
are observed and improvements are made.  Where can we find it?  Its evidence is in our 
prestigious Shingo Prize Academy.   
factories and offices and boardrooms.  But its essence is in the constructs that 
As a consultant he has helped 
management has used to formulate the facades that constitute what, to employees 
some of America’s largest 
seems very real and solid: strategy, organization, policy, standards and measurements.  
corporations ‐‐ as well as some of 
These are the building blocks of the status quo.  All the rest, the bricks and mortar, the 
its smallest ‐‐ on the road to 
machines and processes, the departments and employees follow from the grand 
world‐class practices.   In addition 
structure we call our management system.   
to his 18 years in production, 
Management Kaizen is small changes for the better made in seven key areas by 
Bruce has also held positions in 
management to align strategy, organization, policy and measures with Lean in order to 
marketing, computer systems, 
create a favorable environment for company‐wide continuous improvement. The word 
materials management and 
“small” can be disenchanting to top managers looking for big results. In practice, 
general management.  He brings 
however, incremental improvements to your management system are a practical way to 
to his clients a broad‐based 
maintain continuity between the old way and the new.  A gradual shift in thinking 
understanding of manufacturing.   
regarding organization or policy facilitates understanding and buy‐in at all levels.  
 
 
2010 GLOBAL SUMMIT ON OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE                                                22ND ANNUAL SHINGO PRIZE CONFERENCE

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