Local enterprises schooled on National Kaizen Project

By
J. K, Nabary, GNA

Breman Asikuma (C/R),
Sept. 23, GNA – The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa (AOB) District directorate of the
Business Advisory Center (BAC) of the National Board and Small Scale Industries
(NBSSI) has organized a day’s workshop for 68 micro, small and medium Scale
Enterprises.

They were trained on
the on National Kaizen Business Development Service (BDS) project and
participants at the event included hairdressers, dressmakers and garage owners
amongst others.

Mr Albert
Boachie-Amofa, Acting Director of Investment and Credit Department of the NBSSI
Head Quarters, said National KAIZEN project started as a pilot in Ashanti
Region in 2012 to strengthen the capacity of NBBSSI on its BDS provision and
facilitation.

He said the growth of
small and medium scale sector in the economy is critical as it contributes
immensely in the growth of the economy but there are existing challenges with
regards to the management of their businesses and this is hampering the growth
of the sector.

It was against this
backdrop that the NBSSI/JICA National Kaizen Project was launched to help in
providing effective and efficient Business Development Service to improve
production, efficiency, quality of products and competitiveness both locally
and internationally, he said.

With some successes
chalked in the pilot phase, the project is being replicated across the county,
hence the need for such an event to create awareness and showcase the
achievements and contribution of the project.

Mr Boachie-Amofa urged
the participants to take advantage of the project to improve and to grow saying
they should make good use of the AOB District Office of the Rural Enterprise
Center (the BAC) for technical assistance on the implementation of the project.

Mr Patrick Asafo
Agyei, Head of NSSI/BAC Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa, said the objectives of kaizen
are to reduce costs by eliminating waste, provision the best quality at lower cost
to shorten lead time.

Kaizen was
systematized by Toyota and it methodology is easy to apply to other enterprises
saying the benefits of Kaizen project is to increase productivity, improve
quality, better safety, improve customer satisfaction, communication and
cooperation, morale and employee satisfaction and to help in increase income,
he said.

Mr Henry Owoo, AOB
District Coordinating Director who deputized for the District Chief Executive,
urged the participants to make good use of the knowledge they have acquired to
improve their business.

GNA

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