| Company |
Context/Characteristics |
Citation |
ACP Manufacturing LLC |
Kaizen as part of a comprehensive Lean Initiative
termed the ACP Production System.
| Commuication from Site Champion Dennis Snell,
ACP |
| Aeroquip |
Kaizen in comprehensive improvement system
(production and office).
Also, Training program and infrastructure for Continuous Improvement. |
Best of North America Conference, 98
Lean Summit 99 |
| Allied Signal |
Kaizen with integrated business strategy and six sigma |
Best of North America Conference, 1998 |
| Batesville Casket Co. |
Kaizen used to improve flow and better use
space |
Industry Week's 2004 Best Plants, October
1, 2004 |
| Birla Plus Cement, an Aditya Birla Group Company |
Kaizen as part of integrated continuous improvement model
broadly deployed across Businesses |
Communication from Shridhar Vyas at Birla Plus Cement |
| Bundy Corp |
Kaizen in an union environment |
Best of North America Conference, 1998 |
| Bundy North America |
Use of Kaizen in office |
Best of North America Conference, 98 |
| Carlson Craft® Business Solutions |
Apply Kaizen in a commercial printing business that supplies
personalized products and services |
Personal communication - 2005 |
| Canadian Postal Corp
|
Kaizen, Value Stream and flow at plant level |
Lean Summit 99 |
| Chelsea Food Services (Cleveland Plant) |
Apply Kaizen in a commercial food service operation that
supplies Continental Airlines |
Communication from Ken McCarthy. Chelsea Food Services |
| Crouse-Hinds/Cooper |
Getting started in a "classic brownfield" |
Lean Enterprise Summit, 1997 |
| Dana Automotive Aftermarket |
Kaizen as part of integrated continuous
improvement initiative (IMPACT program) |
Best of North America Conference, 98 |
| Dana Corp. |
Use Kaizen to eliminate materials waste, reduce setup,
and elevate customer satisfaction |
Industry Week's 2004 Best Plants, October 1, 2004 |
| Danaher |
One of early exemplars of Lean applications
|
Lean Thinking |
| Delphi Automotive |
Key success factors for lean and Kaizen
implementation |
Best of North America Conference, 98 |
| dj Orthopedics de Mexico |
Use Kaizen to continuously improve cellular manufacturing |
Industry Week's 2004 Best Plants, October 1, 2004 |
| Donnelly Corp |
Kaizen (CI Teams) in an integrated lean
manufacturing system |
Best of North America Conference, 1998 |
| Exide |
Multiplant deployment; Kaizen as part of
EXCELL initiative |
2002 Lean Manufacturing and TPM conference |
| Fbi |
Kaizen events in engineering design and
drawing creation |
2002 Lean Manufacturing and TPM conference |
| Ford |
Sigma Kaizen events |
Integrating Lean and Six Sigma for manufacturing
efficiency 2003 |
| Freudenberg-NOK |
5 year perspective; influence of large Kaizen
program on financial and safety performance
Also, Kaizen blitz and results |
Lean Enterprise Summit, 1997
Also Best of North America Conference 1998 |
| Hay and Forrage |
Kaizen as "Rapid Improvement Events" |
Lean Summit 99 |
| HB Ives/Ecowater/ Cleveland Twist
Drill |
President-led Kaizen introduction in mid
size company
Also resolving Kaizen-MRP conflicts |
Lean Enterprise Summit, 1997 |
| Intel Corporation - Fab 23 |
Training staff in doing Kaizen
Using Kaizen to improve all operations |
Communication from Jauna Werner, Kaizen Implementation Specialist,
Fab 23, Intel Corp., Colorado Springs, CO |
| Jacobs Equipment (Jakebrake) |
One of early exemplars of Lean applications |
Lean Thinking |
| Key Plastics Corp |
Kaizen and Kanban use |
Best of North America Conference, 98 |
| Lear Corporation |
Kaizen as part of Continual Optimization
of Manufacturing Processes, Administrative Systems and Standardization |
Best of North America Conference, 1998 |
| Lockheed Martin |
Kaizen as part of lean process engineering
Multiple Kaizen including product development and shop integration with
value stream mapping |
2002 Lean Manufacturing and TPM conference
Integrating lean and six sigma for manufacturing efficiency 2003 |
| Maytag Jackson Dishwashing Products
|
Kaizen used to sustain continuous improvement |
Industry Week's 2004 Best Plants, October 1, 2004 |
| Merillat |
Kaizen used as to help implementation of
vision |
2002 Lean Manufacturing and TPM conference |
| Milwaukee Electric Corp |
Kaizen and cellular manufacturing |
Best of North America Conference,1998 |
| Otis |
One of early exemplars of Lean applications |
Lean Thinking |
| Pella |
Kaizen application in product and process
development.
Kaizen as part of CI initiative and rapid quality improvement teams |
Lean Summit 99
2002 Lean Manufacturing and TPM conference |
| Pratt Witney |
One of early exemplars of Lean applications
|
Lean Thinking |
| Sandia National Labs |
Kaizen in a lab environment |
2002 Lean Manufacturing and TPM conference |
| Siebe PLC |
Demonstrated breakthrough results from Kaizen
events |
Lean Summit, 1998 |
| Strombecker |
Small company approach to lean and Kaizen |
Best of North America Conference, 98 |
| Telstra Australia |
Telstra Australia has began a large role out in 1 division
called Customer Care |
Communication from Tamara Jansen, Telstra Australia |
