# Kaizen event

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A kaizen event (kaizen workshop) is a group improvement activity, commonly lasting five days, in which a team identifies and implements a significant change to a process. In the typical example the team builds a continuous flow cell within a week: participants learn continuous flow principles, assess actual conditions at the gemba, plan the cell, move machines, and test the new cell. The improved process is then standardized and the team reports out to senior management.

## Specification

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## Connected

- Related: [Muda, Mura, Muri](https://machineschema.com/operational/muda-mura-muri.md)

## Study notes

- A kaizen event commonly lasts five days.
- The team includes staff experts and consultants as well as operators and line managers.
- Sequence: learn continuous flow principles, assess actual conditions at the gemba, plan the cell, move machines, test the cell, standardize, report out to senior management.
- A common example is creating a continuous flow cell within one week.
- The document cross-references Gemba, Jishuken, Kaizen and Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA); no entries exist for these in the reference list.

## Sources

1. [Kaizen Workshop - Lean Enterprise Institute](https://www.lean.org/lexicon-terms/kaizen-workshop/) (accessed 2026-10-25)

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