Mgmt

Japanese Management Style : 

Japanese Management Style

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The attitude of the employer toward the employees is more often like a father to the son living together in the family.

Japanese Decision Making : 

Japanese Decision Making DM in Japanese organizations is based on the culture of collectivism and shared responsibility. Consensus Decision making.

Process : 

Process

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Advantages Democratic Participative Dis-Advantages Long time Hampers Organization effectiveness

Life –Time Employment : 

Life –Time Employment Employees directly recruited from the school rather than open job market. Employees are expected to stay a career long. The recruitment is based on general characteristics and abilities of potential employees. Complicated screening process Academic Examination Investigation of family background Detailed personal interview

Seniority Promotion : 

Seniority Promotion It is the major motivation to stay long in one company. Under this system remuneration of the worker is determined on the basis of the number of years spent in the company. Seniority based wage system since 1970.

Kaizen : 

Kaizen Japanese philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement. To be most effective kaizen must operate with 3 principles in place consider the process systemic thinking of the whole process a learning & non-blaming

The foundation of the Kaizen method consists of 5 founding elements : 

The foundation of the Kaizen method consists of 5 founding elements teamwork, personal discipline, improved morale, quality circles, and suggestions for improvement.

Kaizen five-S framework : 

Kaizen five-S framework Seiri – tidiness Seiton – orderliness Seiso – cleanliness Seiketsu - standardized clean-up Shitsuke - discipline

Six Sigma : 

Six Sigma Six Sigma is a business management strategy, originally developed by Motorola, that today enjoys wide-spread application in many sectors of industry. Six Sigma seeks to identify and remove the causes of defects and errors in manufacturing and business processes. It uses a set of quality management methods, including statistical methods, and creates a special infrastructure of people within the organization who are experts in these methods.

Sigma levels : 

Sigma levels One Sigma = 31% efficiency Two Sigma = 69.2% efficiency Three Sigma = 93.32% efficiency Four Sigma = 99.379% efficiency Five Sigma = 99.977% efficiency Six Sigma = 99.9997% efficiency

DMAIC : 

DMAIC Define process improvement that are consistent with customer demands and the enterprise strategy. Measure key aspects of the current process and collect relevant data. Analyze the data to verify cause-and-effect relationships. Improve or optimize the process based upon data analysis. Control to ensure that any deviations from target are corrected before they result in defects.

DMADV : 

DMADV Define design goals that are consistent with customer demands and the enterprise strategy. Measure and identify CTQs (characteristics that are Critical To Quality), product capabilities, production process capability, and risks. Analyze to develop and design alternatives, create a high-level design and evaluate design to select the best design. Design details, optimize the design, and plan for design verification. This phase may require simulations. Verify the design, set up pilot runs, implement the production process.