Kaizen events, or work-outs, are one to five-day rapid improvement events widely used in Lean and Operational Excellence deployment. Use your work from the Value Stream Map assignment to identify improvement opportunities in the value stream that are suitable for Kaizen events or work-outs.

1) List the potential Kaizen events. Select the one to be deployed, and justify your selection. Then, define the Kaizen objective and scope for the selected event.

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The chosen Kaizen event is [insert here]. The justification for selecting this Kaizen event is [insert here]. The Kaizen objective is [insert here]. The Kaizen scope is (insert here).

2) Develop a detailed agenda for each Kaizen event.

Day 1

Time	Session Topic/Objective	Lean Tools	Output/Deliverables	Rationale

Day 2

Time	Session Topic/Objective	Lean Tools	Output/Deliverables	Rationale

3a) Explain your choice for the number of days and the sequence for session topics, and justify the Lean tools to be used and outputs from each session.

Number of Days:

Sequence for Session Topics:

Lean Tools:

Session Outputs:

3b) Show how your Kaizen agenda supports the Kaizen objective and scope

for the event. This discussion should be specific to your value stream and organization.

How the Session Supports the Kaizen Agenda and Scope: