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The Improvement Kata: Part 3

July 16, 2013 by Kyle Kohlman
time for improvement clock

The following is the third entry into a series of ongoing posts that dive into the Improvement Kata and how its methods can help improve your lean culture. The Improvement Kata and Lean With the current evolution of business it is more important than ever to embrace and implement a lean ideology into your organization’s…

Categories Kaizen Tags Continuous Improvement, improvement kata, Kaizen, kata, Lean, Lean Manufacturing

The Improvement Kata: Part 2

July 11, 2013 by Kyle Kohlman
improve yourself

The following is the second entry into a series of ongoing posts that dive into the Improvement Kata and how its methods can help improve your lean culture. A Kata State of Mind Now that we have a basic understanding of the ideology behind the improvement kata, we can now jump into the nuts and…

Categories Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing Tags Continuous Improvement, improvement kata, Kaizen, kata, Lean, Lean Manufacturing, toyota kata

The Improvement Kata: Part 1

July 9, 2013 by Kyle Kohlman
Hoshin and catchball bring people together

The following is the first of a series of posts that will dive into the Improvement Kata and how its methods can help improve your lean culture. What is the Improvement Kata? Kata is a Japanese term describing a structured routine you practice deliberately, eventually becoming a force of habit. As a result, the kata…

Categories Kaizen Tags Continuous Improvement, improvement kata, Kaizen, kata, Lean, toyota kata
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