Kaizen & Suggestion System
Training
A hands-on training program designed to spread a continuous improvement culture and, by increasing employee engagement, to build a structure that systematically turns shop-floor ideas into value.
Why Kaizen and a Suggestion System?
Kaizen delivers lasting efficiency gains through the small daily improvements of every employee on the floor, without requiring large investment. A suggestion system captures and evaluates those ideas and lets the organisation become a learning one.
Program Content
The training rests on two main axes: the Kaizen methodology and the design of a suggestion system that works on the floor. Both modules are reinforced with theory and group exercises.
Kaizen
- The Kaizen philosophy and the continuous improvement approach
- Kaizen types: Quick, Standard and Major Kaizen
- The PDCA cycle and the Kaizen steps
- Identifying waste and defining improvement opportunities
- Implementing Kaizen actions on the shop floor
- Before / after analysis and improvement verification
Suggestion System
- The structure and operation of a suggestion system
- Evaluation, prioritisation and feedback
- Reward and motivation mechanisms
- Suggestion form and process design
- Line manager and employee roles
- Sustaining and tracking the system
Daily Program Flow
The morning block covers Kaizen and suggestion system theory; in the afternoon a group exercise works through a real problem scenario and produces an action plan.
Application & Workshop (13:30 – 16:00)
- A kaizen exercise on a sample problem
- Suggestion form and process design exercise
- Building an improvement action plan through group work
Kaizen Philosophy & Types
Covers the continuous improvement approach, the PDCA cycle, quick/standard/major kaizen types and waste identification.
Suggestion System Design
Covers the suggestion structure, the evaluation process, the feedback mechanism and the design of a reward system.
Kaizen Workshop
A group-based kaizen exercise on a real shop-floor problem: identifying the improvement, solving it and verifying the result.
Action Plan & Presentation
Groups present their improvement actions; the suggestion form design is completed and a sustainability plan is made.
By the End of the Training, Participants…
Participants who complete the training can use Kaizen not just as a concept but as an improvement tool that is applicable and measurable on the shop floor.
Can apply the Kaizen approach on the shop floor
Can manage employee suggestions systematically
Can set up a suggestion system that raises engagement and motivation
Who Is This Training For?
Kaizen & Suggestion System training suits every operations team that wants to take an improvement culture to the shop floor and make employee engagement systematic.
Manufacturing Engineers
Teams that want to identify improvement opportunities in their processes and act on them.
Line Supervisors & Team Leaders
Leaders who want to run team-based kaizen work and sustain the suggestion system.
Continuous Improvement Teams
CI professionals who coordinate kaizen actions and follow up on results.
Operations Managers
Managers who want to make the improvement culture systematic at corporate level.
Consultant & Instructor
With 24 years of automotive experience, Ertuğrul Turgay treats Kaizen culture and suggestion systems not as a theoretical framework but as practices that create measurable behaviour change on the shop floor. Integrating WCM and Lean Manufacturing methodologies into corporate transformation projects, he designs process improvement programs backed by Lean Six Sigma Black Belt expertise.
Request a Quote for Kaizen & Suggestion System Training
Contact the Opexera team for content tailored to your organisation, scheduling and a shop-floor-focused kaizen workshop design.