Kaizen Philosophy Quiz

What does Kaizen emphasize?

• Continuous improvement

• Ignoring waste

• Radical change

• One-time fixes

What is central to the Kaizen philosophy?

• Respect for people

• High costs

• Individualism

• Competition

What does Kaizen aim to eliminate?

• Employees

• Waste

• Quality

• Innovation

What is the purpose of standardization in Kaizen?

• To reduce employee input

• To create chaos

• To increase waste

• To ensure consistency

What does 'quality at the source' mean?

• Fixing problems later

• Addressing issues at their origin

• Ignoring quality

• Waiting for customer feedback

What role does visual management play in Kaizen?

• Makes information unclear

• Creates transparency

• Hides performance indicators

• Limits communication

What is a key concept of Continuous Improvement?

• Incremental improvements

• Radical changes only

• One-time solutions

• Ignoring customer needs

What does PDCA stand for?

• Plan-Develop-Check-Act

• Prepare-Do-Check-Act

• Plan-Do-Check-Act

• Prepare-Develop-Check-Act

What is the focus of Continuous Improvement?

• High costs

• Ignoring data

• Employee dissatisfaction

• Customer satisfaction

What is an advantage of incremental changes?

• Complete overhaul

• High risk

• Lower cost

• Immediate results