KAIZEN® Institute New Zealand is the leading provider of KAIZEN® and LEAN consultancy and training in New Zealand.
Our consultants have practical experience in the application of the Toyota Production System (TPS). Our consultants use our up-to-date integrated system methodology, the KAIZEN® Management System (KMS) in many different industries.
The KAIZEN® Institute supports companies of all sizes and industrial segments as well as private and public service organisations.
KAIZEN® Institute New Zealand invites Lean enthusiasts in Auckland to attend a once-off public seminar where our founder, Mr Masaaki Imai will share insights on the KAIZEN® philosophy and LEAN Management principles.
Mr Imai is widely acknowledged as the father of continuous improvement and a leader in spreading the Japanese KAIZEN® philosophy internationally.
His ground breaking book, “Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success” was an instant global best seller, firmly embedding the word Kaizen in the corporate lexicon. It was the first book (1986) to introduce the ‘LEAN’ philosophy to the world, four years before the book “The Machine That Changed The World: The Story of Lean Production”. His firsthand account is based on his close associations and travels with such legendary giants as Shoichiro Toyoda and Taichi Ohno and reveals the secrets behind the success of Toyota and other Japanese companies.
Mr. Imai’s sequel book on this subject “Gemba KAIZEN: A Commonsense, Low-cost Approach to Management” was published in 1997. This book uses relevant case studies to detail 21 practical KAIZEN management practices, including methodologies and tools to be applied where the real action takes place. In 1999 he received the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize for Gemba KAIZEN.
This is his first return to New Zealand since his previous down-under visit with Toyota legend, Taiichi Ohno in the 1980’s.
Places are limited – don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to listen to one of the few original KAIZEN® / LEAN pioneers of the KAIZEN® / LEAN philosophy.
This public seminar will take place on the 3rd of March 2010 from 3pm – 5pm at the Waipuna Conference Centre - Theatre in Mt Wellington.
Cost: $49.00 (GST incl.) Register NOW!
There will be a cash bar available afterwards and a chance to network and mingle.
"We never stop learning and neither should you."
KAIZEN® College is the training and development arm of the KAIZEN® Institute. The College’s primary function is to provide continuing professional development to KAIZEN® professionals at every level of an organization.
It provides students with lean knowledge and information about new and innovative improvement tools for the workplace.
KAIZEN® College courses are attended by people who are new to the key concepts of lean and need an introductory course; by people who have a grasp of lean but who feel they need a refresher course; by experienced practitioners who want to take their knowledge of KAIZEN® to the next level; and by lean experts who want to take our ‘master classes’.
I recently spent some time in Japan, attending our Kaizen Tour, experiencing Kaizen and Lean first hand.
At the end of the week long study tour, I took an extra day to visit Tokyo, and a small group of us boarded the Jinkensen (Bullet Train) and headed to the capital to sample the sights and sounds.
Masaaki Imai’s KAIZEN Lean journey started in 1950 at age 26, taking Japanese managers on tours of American plants looking for the secrets of high productivity and efficiency. In 1961, he returned to Japan and became the first corporate headhunter and consultant to major corporations striving for a competitive advantage. Twenty years later, the situation was reversed, with Mr. Imai receiving visitors from all over the world intent on seeking out the secrets of their Japanese trading partners- via KAIZEN Lean Study Tours.
This October I was fortunate enough to attend my second Japanese Study Tour, travelling with a small NZ contingent, to see more of how Japanese companies apply themselves to maximising productivity and efficiency in everything they do.
The new Kiwi Toyota “Believe” ad campaign does not only succeed to capture that special KAIZEN attitude of Continuous Improvement. It’s also adding a good dose of that “never give up – make it work” Kiwi culture. A clever and perfect mix!
In December 2009 Kaizen Institute New Zealand passed another milestone, welcoming its 100th visitor to our “Office Live” tour.
“Office Live” is a practical way to demonstrate how Kaizen and Lean Office principles and techniques can be applied in an office environment. We try to put into practice what we preach, and relish the opportunity to take you on a short tour of our offices in Mt Wellington.
Our Kaizen Institute team hosted David Meier in our Auckland office in November. It was a great opportunity to show David how we apply Kaizen Lean principles in our own “Office Live” and to have a general discussion and share ideas with him over lunch.
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