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Question 1

What is a Daily Lean Huddle?

Accepted Answer

A Daily Lean Huddle is a short, structured 8–15 minute stand-up meeting held at the same time each day. It covers key metrics (KPIs), improvement ideas in progress, standard-work checks (Kamishibai), 5S audit scores, causal charts, and strategic alignment — giving the whole team a daily operating rhythm grounded in Lean principles.

Question 2

What is a Kamishibai board in Lean manufacturing?

Accepted Answer

A Kamishibai board is a visual audit system originating from the Toyota Production System. Each recurring standard-work check (safety, quality, equipment, 5S) gets a card with a red side (check due or failed) and a green side (check completed). When a check is done, the card is flipped to green. The board gives any manager or team member an instant at-a-glance view of which checks are on track and which are overdue.

Question 3

What is continuous improvement software?

Accepted Answer

Continuous improvement software is a digital platform that helps organizations capture, prioritize, and implement improvement ideas using frameworks like Kaizen, Lean, and PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act). It typically includes idea management, KPI tracking, root-cause analysis tools (fishbone diagrams, 5 Whys), and reporting dashboards — replacing scattered spreadsheets and whiteboards with a single system.

Question 4

How much does Lone Nut Kaizen cost?

Accepted Answer

Lone Nut Kaizen offers three plans: Lite (free, unlimited users), Starter at $34.95/month (includes Daily Huddle Board, A3 Reports, Fishbone Diagrams, KPI tracking), and Pro at $74.95/month (adds Kamishibai Boards, Kanban Cards, Hoshin X-Matrix, SOPs, AI Process Mapping, and Digital Twin Simulation). All plans are per organization with no per-seat pricing.

Question 5

What is Hoshin Kanri and how does it work?

Accepted Answer

Hoshin Kanri (also called Policy Deployment or Hoshin Planning) is a Lean strategic planning method that aligns an organization's annual objectives with the day-to-day improvement work. The main tool is the X-Matrix, which shows objectives, KPIs, tactics, and the people responsible — and tracks correlation strength between them. Lone Nut Kaizen's Hoshin X-Matrix feature links each objective directly to its KPIs, which then appear in the Daily Huddle's Strategic Link stage.

Question 6

What is the difference between Kaizen and Lean?

Accepted Answer

Lean is a management philosophy focused on eliminating the 8 wastes (Transport, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Over-processing, Overproduction, Defects, Skills) to maximize value for the customer. Kaizen (Japanese for "change for the better") is the Lean practice of continuous, incremental improvement — small changes made every day by every person, rather than large periodic projects. In practice, Lean provides the tools and Kaizen provides the cultural habit of using them.

Question 7

Can Lone Nut Kaizen be used across multiple sites?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Lone Nut Kaizen has a built-in multi-site and department structure. Each site and department gets its own KPIs, ideas, Kamishibai boards, 5S audits, and Daily Huddle. A central leaderboard and analytics dashboard roll up performance across the whole organization, so leadership can benchmark sites and share best practices.

Question 8

What is a Fishbone Diagram (Ishikawa Diagram)?

Accepted Answer

A Fishbone Diagram (also called an Ishikawa Diagram or Cause-and-Effect Diagram) is a root-cause analysis tool that organizes potential causes of a problem into six categories: Man, Machine, Method, Material, Measurement, and Environment (the 6Ms). The diagram resembles a fish skeleton, with the problem statement at the head and cause branches along the spine. Lone Nut Kaizen's Fishbone feature includes a live SVG diagram, per-cause 5 Whys, and an Effort/Benefit scoring matrix.

Improvement ideas everywhere, but progress hard to see? Bring it all together.

Starting lean is easy. Keeping it together isn't.

Ten minutes a day keeps improvement on everyone's radar

KAI talks your problems through with you — out loud

Three steps. That's the whole system.

Collect ideas

Prioritize together

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