Kaikaku

Kaikaku ( Japanese 改革 , "reform") is a Japanese term used in business process management .

meaning

Kaikaku describes in Lean Management :

• the gradual (possibly abrupt) but comprehensive restructuring of the production and support areas of a production or a company according to the flow logic .
• Anchoring the Lean philosophy in the minds of employees through training (= information) and through "learning by doing"; for employees of all company areas and company levels.
• Development of a lean culture through consistent leadership, decision-making and action according to lean standards, at all company levels.

See also

• Kaizen

Web links

• Kaikaku at www.leanmanufacturing.de
• Compare Kaizen and Kaikaku at www.wandelweb.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Armin Töpfer: Lean Management and Six Sigma: The effective combination of two concepts for fast processes and faultless quality , p. 31, in: Armin Töpfer (Ed.): Lean Six Sigma. Successful combination of Lean Management, Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma , Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009, ISBN 978-3-540-85059-5 .
2. ↑ cf. Nigel R. Piercy: Marketing Implementation: The Implications of Marketing Paradigm Weakness for the Strategy Execution Process  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.8 MB), in: Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 1998, p. 224.