Academic literature on the topic 'Kobetsu Kaizen'

Today companies are implementing total productive maintenance in order to become world class industries to have a competitive edge over worldwide. In this regard Kobetsu Kaizen (Focused Improvement) pillar having a very significance effect to solve the specific problem. The main aim of this paper is to implement the complete Kobetsu Kaizen methodology of TPM, to solve the issue related with the sudden drop of availability rate of hobbing machine in a gear manufacturing cell. The result of the paper shows the advantage of Kobetsu Kaizen pillar implementation in the sense that breakdown frequency of the machine has been reduced considerably.

TPM is implemented in industry for improving production efficiency with an ultimate aim of attaining zero breakdowns, zero losses and zero defects. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the implementation of TPM initiatives and particularly the most contributing Kobestu-Kaizen (Focused improvement) Pillar in a process industry. The practical aspects and comprehensive approach for the deployment of Kobestu-Kaizen Pillar are presented as a case study. KK pillar helps to attain zero losses and to improve Overall Equipment Efficiency(OEE) of the processes and the plant. The benefits of TPM remained very encouraging and the company decided to continue with second phase of TPM implementation to achieve higher operational excellence.

Chronic losses – smaller, frequent deviations that gradually have been accepted as normal, live up to their name by resisting a wide variety of corrective measures taken in this regard. The persistence owed to reasons like failure to understand their nature and usage of ineffective approaches in dealing them. Tracking down their caused can be arduous as they rarely have just one cause, and conventional measures have become ineffective. This calls for evolution of new conceptual tools. In this paper P-M analysis, a rigorous improvement methodology that supports the pillars of TPM such as equipment improvement (KOBETSU KAIZEN), quality maintenance (HINSHITSU HOZEN) and plant maintenance have been applied for eliminating chronic losses. A typical illustration is provided through a case study conducted in a fastener manufacturing industry.

Dissertação de mestrado em Engenharia e Gestão da Qualidade
A evolução tecnológica, as constantes alterações das exigências dos clientes e das restantes partes interessadas, fazem com que as organizações se deparem com um desafio para acompanhar essas mudanças e se manterem com um elevado nível de qualidade. Tendo em conta estas exigências, considera-se a abordagem kaizen, mais especificamente a metodologia Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) ou Manutenção Produtiva Total e o respetivo pilar kobetsu kaizen, e a gestão visual, elementos chave para que as industrias respondam a este desafio. O dashboard é uma ferramenta de gestão visual que apresenta a informação relevante para atingir os objetivos definidos na empresa. Desta forma, permite aos utilizadores identificar, explorar e comunicar áreas problemáticas que necessitam de intervenção. Na literatura, apesar de existir informação sobre a implementação de dashboard nas empresas, verificase uma lacuna a nível da existência de metodologias para desenvolver dashboards, orientados para a melhoria contínua, a nível do chão de fábrica. Desta forma, pretendeu-se preencher esta lacuna, sendo o principal objetivo deste trabalho desenvolver uma metodologia de suporte à melhoria de desempenho dos processos e equipamentos produtivos, baseada no desenvolvimento e implementação de um dashboard. O trabalho foi desenvolvido no contexto de uma empresa piloto, com o envolvimento dos colaboradores associados às áreas de produção. O desenvolvimento da metodologia incluiu: diagnóstico à empresa piloto; levantamento de requisitos; desenvolvimento de um modelo para o dashboard e do sistema informático para apoiar a sua operacionalização; desenvolvimento e implementação de recursos e procedimentos necessários para a sua implementação e, por fim, generalização da metodologia desenvolvida. A metodologia desenvolvida pretende ser uma orientação para outras empresas que desejam melhorar o desempenho dos seus processos e equipamentos produtivos. Com base na informação apresentada no dashboard e na sua análise, as empresas poderão definir prioridades e desenvolver estratégias destinadas a melhorar o seu desempenho operacional.
Technological evolution and constant changes in customers’ and other stakeholders’ demands challenge the organizations to keep up with those changes and at the same time maintain high levels of quality. Considering those demands, the kaizen approach, more specifically the TPM methodology and its pillar kobetsu kaizen, and the visual management, are key elements to ensure organizations’ response to this challenge. The dashboard is a visual management tool that presents key information in order to achieve the objectives defined by the industries. This way it allows the users identify, explore and communicate problematic areas that need intervention. Even though we find in the literature information about the implementation of dashboards in companies, there is visibly a gap concerning methodologies to develop dashboards oriented to continuous improvement at the shop floor level. This work intended to fill this gap, defining as its main objective the development of a performance improvement support methodology to the processes and production equipment, based on the development and implementation of a dashboard. The work was developed in the context of a pilot company, with the involvement of the employees associated with the production areas. The development of the methodology included: diagnosis of the pilot company; requirements survey; development of a dashboard model and the computer system to support its deployment; development and implementation of procedures and resources needed for the implementation and finally, generalization of the developed methodology. The developed methodology is intended to be a guidance to other companies that want to improve the performance of their processes and productive equipment. Based in the dashboard displayed information and on its analysis, the companies will be able to define priorities and develop strategies intended to improve its operational performance.