Kaizen Blitz

  A Kaizen blitz is a rapid improvement event.  It is designed to make a fast improvement or impact to an opportunity or an issue.  A blitz will usually take place over a 1 to 5 day period, but could be as quick as a few minutes.  This gives teams an opportunity to make rapid, quick improvements.  A kaizen blitz may follow the 4 steps outlined in the PDCA cycle:

1. Plan the event.
2. Do the blitz.
3. Check or study the results of the blitz.
4. Act on any adjustments, activities or actions that may have been discovered in checking and studying to fully implement the agreed upon blitz objectives.