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Hoshin Kanri

by Yoji Akao

December 2020

Intermediate to advanced

244 pages

4h 40m

English

Productivity Press

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Hoshin Kanri and Target ControlTarget and PolicyTarget DeploymentMeans DeploymentTarget Deployment and Means DeploymentHoshin Kanri and Control ItemsHoshin Kanri and QC Circles
Overall Control SystemHoshin Kanri: Basic ConceptHoshin Kanri as a Part of TQMBasic Promotion of Hoshin Kanri
The Role of Control Items in Hoshin Kanri SystemsDefinition of a Control ItemSystem of Control ItemsConcept of Control ItemsAdvantages of Determining Control ItemsThe Origin of Control Items in Hoshin KanriTarget Deployment and Control ItemsOperation ZelcobaCoordinating the Target-Means and Control ItemsPlanned Policy, Coordination, DeterminationImplementing the PolicyEvaluating the Progress of ImplementationDeployment of the Target-Means and Control ItemsHoshin Kanri and the Seven New QC ToolsMethod of Determining and Using the Control ItemsPoints of Caution for Determining Control ItemsUsing Control ItemsThe Concept of Control LevelsHow to Determine Control Levels
Hoshin Kanri and Daily ControlHoshin Kanri and Cross-functional ManagementCross-functional Policy and Departmental PolicyHoshin Kanri and Work PlansMerging Hoshin Kanri and the Work Plan
Case Study 1: Hoshin Kanri at Aisin-TakaokaManagement StrategyTypes of Policy and DefinitionsFeatures of Annual Hoshin KanriPlanning the Annual Company PolicyCase Study 2: Hoshin Kanri at Toppan PrintingCase Study 3: Hoshin Kanri at Hokuriku KogyoCase Study 4: Hoshin Kanri at Kobayashi KoseiPlanning the Annual PolicyDeployment of the Annual PolicyEvaluation of Policy Fulfillment
Introductory RemarksFundamental IssuesHow to Determine Target Values and MeansHow to Determine the Control ItemsHow to Effectively Use Control ItemsRelationship of Hoshin Kanri to Daily ManagementRelationship to Cross-functional ManagementQC for Strategic ManagementImportance of the QC Approach
The Impetus to Systemize Hoshin KanriRelationship between Hoshin Kanri and Target ControlRelationship between Hoshin Kanri and QC Circles
The Era of Strategic Management

Overview

Loaded with charts and diagrams and offering up five case studies, this work, originally published by the Japanese Standards Association, illustrates the six steps to advanced process planning known as Hoshin Kanri.