KAIZEN INSTITUTE: Global Leaders in Continuous Improvement Strategy
- Masaaki Imai during recent speaking tour
KAIZEN INSTITUTE has pioneered, innovated and led in the operational excellence consultancy field. Masaaki Imai founded our company in 1985, after writing his bestseller Kaizen: The Secret to Japan's Competitive Success. We are dedicated to helping organizations realize their Continuous Improvement Strategies. Our team of 350+ professionals works in 50+ countries, with the best coverage and deepest expertise in kaizen and lean management. We deliver sustainable results by partnering with clients to transfer knowledge, wisdom and skills to ensure long-term success.
Masaaki Imai travels the world, sharing his timeless message:
- Long-term success requires daily improvements
- Leaders must go to the gemba (actual workplace) to find facts
- Leaders must demonstrate respect for their people
- Effective metrics must show the condition of flow, synchronization and leveling across the enterprise
- Kaizen efforts must lead to Lean, and Lean must lead to "green" - delivering wider ecological and social benefits
Gemba Kaizen, 2nd Edition - In Stores Now!
Fully revised, Gemba Kaizen 2nd Ed. features 50% new content with one new chapter and 16 new kaizen case studies of lean transformation and culture change. Learn more, order here>
Earn a Master's Degree in Kaizen & Lean!
Kaizen Institute has partnered with Boise State University's College of Business and Economics to offer an innovative 12-month executive Master's Degree program focusing on developing future leaders in Operational Excellence. The 4 weeks of on-campus study is combined with 160 hours of project work and a 1-week Kaizen Tour to Japan. Graduates earn a Master of Business Operational Excellence degree and a Six Sigma Black Belt. Learn more >>
Japan Kaikaku Tours
Top 10 Reasons To Choose Us
Japan Kaikaku tours are an integral part of the services offered by the Kaizen Institute. Join participants from around the world on a remarkable learning experience. See best practices in action, in the birthplace of Lean.
Learn more at our tours page, or contact us with your any questions.
- September 15-21, 2013
New! Kaizen in Logistics and Supply Chains by Euclides Coimbra is in stores now.
In this book we explain Total Flow Management - the system for improving customer service, reducing lead times, controlling inventories and raising productivity using pull, flow and takt time.
Lean manufacturing methods detailed include:
- Pull systems
- Heijunka / leveling
- Kanban
- Supermarkets
- Water spider / mizusumashi
- Sequential pull / junjo
- Lean warehouse principles
- Cell design
- Standardized work
And much more!
Featured Industry Case Studies: Pharmaceuticals
Kaizen & Lean Implementation Success Stories
Read more about the success our clients are having with using the kaizen process of change to implement sustainable lean systems.
Kaizen at City Hall Improves Customer Service
There is a saying, "You can't fight city hall" which means that it is foolish to challenge the establishment or to fight against overwhelming odds. So it is always very encouraging when we are invited to teach kaizen to a group of people from local government. The Rotorua District Council in New Zealand is proving that city hall can and will fight waste on behalf of its citizens.
Kaizen Success in a Not-for-profit
A North American non-profit giant who helped 1.9 million people train for careers in industries such as banking, IT and health care in 2009, adopts a unique KAIZEN approach….
Two Global Lean Consulting Firms Now One
KAIZEN Institute and Gemba Research have become one company in order to better serve our clients globally. Providing the world class Continuous Improvement (CI) professional services in more than 50 countries, Kaizen Institute Consulting Group (KICG) is the pioneer and leader in enabling organizations to achieve sustainable breakthrough improvements.
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Leading the Lean Retail Revolution
Sonae is a global corporation employing over 37,000 and serving customers through more than 700 retail stores providing health, supplies, sporting goods, apparel, and appliances. Over the past two years Sonae have been pioneers in "Lean Retail" through the guidance of our Kaizen Institute Portugal team.
Developing Problem Solvers
T-Mobile National Operations Centers faced the challenged to implement the 3G platform across the United States with no additional manpower, while maintaining the highest level of customer service and system uptime. T-Mobile turned to kaizen.
Kaizen Case Study: Flour Mill
“Once you've harvested the low-lying fruit, it gets to be really hard work. But the opportunities are there, there are endless opportunities.” Nick Hutchinson, CEO of Unga, Kenya’s largest milling company
Kaizen Institute USA Homepage
Kaizen Institute has a rich history in the USA, being the first consulting company to bring kaizen and lean thinking into practice in America 25 years ago. We continue this mission with a renewed focus today. Please visit our redesigned website and learn how our clients are using kaizen to transform their business performance and develop their people. Go to the Kaizen Institute USA page.