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Kaizen at Giorgio Foods
Frederic J. Giorgi, Chairman of Giorgio Foods Inc, shares the tremendous impact that kaizen has had on his organization, not only in the reduction of costs and increase in profitability, but also in employee attitudes.
- 0:05 – How JIT reduces production costs
- 0:26 – An additional benefit of JIT: Attitude change
- 0:40 – About Giorgio Foods, Inc
- 1:00 – Kaizen’s effect on Giorgio Foods’ bottom line and employee attitudes
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2Gemba Kaizen JIT Pays
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3One Piece Flow at Wiremold
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8Value-Added Work and the 7 Types of Waste
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9The Muda of Overproduction
01:31
10The Muda of Waiting
01:17
11The Muda of Transportation
02:04
12The Muda of Processing
01:13
13The Muda of Inventory
02:48
14The Muda of Motion
01:21
15The Muda of Producing Rejects
02:33
16Converting from a Conveyor Line to a U-Shaped Cell at Yoshitake Inc.
08:03
17Going to the Gemba to See the Waste
03:03
18Push Production vs. Pull Production
03:03
19One Piece Flow And Multi-process Handling
13:57
20Leveling Production
02:14
21Setup Reduction Kaizen
02:38
22Standard Work
04:04
23Part Supply and Kanban
04:49
24JIT Pays: 5s
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25JIT Pays: Visual Management
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26What Does Kaizen Mean to You?
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