TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of Kaizen case-base for effective technology transfer-a case of visual management technology
AU - Murata, Koichi
AU - Katayama, Hiroshi
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - In this paper, focusing on visual management (VM) technology as an effective vehicle of continuous improvement activities, Kaizen case-base and its effectiveness are discussed by following three steps. For the first step, a framework of a Kaizen case transfer is placed to develop for effective VM development and transfer. For the second step, an example of VM case-base is constructed by using VM cases collected through a literature survey and factory investigations. For the third step, performance of the example VM case-base is validated by applying the proposed procedure, which consists of: (1) clarifying instances of current Kaizen problem; (2) retrieving Kaizen case-base by using established instances to detect applicable Kaizen cases; (3) developing suitable Kaizen cases to solve the current problem effectively; (4) applying suitable Kaizen cases to the current problem; and. (5) registering applied Kaizen cases for the current problem in Kaizen case-base, instances of it being clarified.
AB - In this paper, focusing on visual management (VM) technology as an effective vehicle of continuous improvement activities, Kaizen case-base and its effectiveness are discussed by following three steps. For the first step, a framework of a Kaizen case transfer is placed to develop for effective VM development and transfer. For the second step, an example of VM case-base is constructed by using VM cases collected through a literature survey and factory investigations. For the third step, performance of the example VM case-base is validated by applying the proposed procedure, which consists of: (1) clarifying instances of current Kaizen problem; (2) retrieving Kaizen case-base by using established instances to detect applicable Kaizen cases; (3) developing suitable Kaizen cases to solve the current problem effectively; (4) applying suitable Kaizen cases to the current problem; and. (5) registering applied Kaizen cases for the current problem in Kaizen case-base, instances of it being clarified.
KW - Case-base
KW - Kaizen technology
KW - KARAKURI
KW - Management technology transfer
KW - POKAYOKE
KW - Retrieval system
KW - SME
KW - Total productive maintenance (TPM)
KW - Visual management (VM) technology
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U2 - 10.1080/00207540802687471
DO - 10.1080/00207540802687471
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77953638507
VL - 48
SP - 4901
EP - 4917
JO - International Journal of Production Research
JF - International Journal of Production Research
SN - 0020-7543
IS - 16
ER -