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| articles:kaizen-myth_and_reality [2022/06/05 15:36] – [Myth #5] rrandall | articles:kaizen-myth_and_reality [2023/03/10 09:36] (current) – [Myth #4] rrandall |
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| While some of the ideas he promoted weren't valid even at the time that he wrote about them (e.g., "Zero Defects"), others remain valid today (e.g., Robotics, Automation). Ultimately, when Masaaki Imai wrote his book... and for many years since that time, there has been a tradition of quality professionals striving to find ways to improve quality. And Masaaki Imai was a valuable contributor to that tradition. | While some of the ideas he promoted weren't valid even at the time that he wrote about them (e.g., "Zero Defects"), others remain valid today (e.g., Robotics, Automation). Ultimately, when Masaaki Imai wrote his book... and for many years since that time, there has been a tradition of quality professionals striving to find ways to improve quality. And Masaaki Imai was a valuable contributor to that tradition. |
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| | As with any author promoting ideas, we should identify and keep the good (useful) concepts, while discarding those that are no longer valid or useful. This is how we learn and progress as a people. |
| ==== Myth #3 ==== | ==== Myth #3 ==== |
| The "Kaizen" concept is only applicable to manufacturing processes. | The "Kaizen" concept is only applicable to manufacturing processes. |
| * [[https://assemblybuildings.com/content/why-brainstorming-doesn-t-work--43|Why Brainstorming Doesn't Work?]] | * [[https://assemblybuildings.com/content/why-brainstorming-doesn-t-work--43|Why Brainstorming Doesn't Work?]] |
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| Ultimately, there is so much [[https://www.trizmantra.com/psychological_inertia.html|psychological inertia]] supporting the continued use of brainstorming that few people have sufficient motivating force to abandon it and seek a better technique(s)... such as TRIZ. | Ultimately, there is so much [[https://www.trizmantra.com/psychological_inertia.html|psychological inertia]] supporting the continued use of brainstorming that few people have a sufficient motivating force to abandon it and seek a better technique(s)... such as TRIZ. |
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| | "Brainstorming" is used for "idea" sourcing. NOT "solution" sourcing. Consequently, "Brainstorming" has little, if anything, to do with problem-solving. |
| | </WRAP> |
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| ==== Myth #5 ==== | ==== Myth #5 ==== |
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| __Reality__ \\ | __Reality__ \\ |
| A “problem” is defined as the gap between the current state and the desired state. Without knowing and understanding the current state, one cannot conceive of a "desired" state for which to strive toward. And if the current state is in constant flux, then we have no stable reference point with which to define that gap. | A “problem” is defined as the gap between the current state and the desired state. And if the current state is in constant flux, then we have no stable/reliable reference point with which to define that gap. Therefore, it is essential for the "current state" to be consistent/steady (standardized) before the problem can be clearly defined. |
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| Taiichi Ohno, Father of the TPS ("Toyota Production System") recognized this when he said: | Taiichi Ohno, Father of the TPS ("Toyota Production System") recognized this when he said: |
