Energy intensity = 25.6 kWh / piece (products) (--- Previous year’s result)

<Existing problems>

• A considerable amount of energy is being wasted.
  • The discharge pressure of the factory’s compressors is too high.
  • The factory has no system for controlling the number of compressors brought into operation according to load conditions.
  • Air is leaking from piping.
  • There is no receiver tank.
• They decided to solve this problems by TQM activities.
  <TQM means the participation of top-management to workers.>
• They adopted “target management (bench-marking)” for the improving methodology.

Energy is used everywhere. Energy is used by everybody. → suitable for TQM Utilization of workers' ability (incentives for workers and top-management) → Sho-shudan

• TQM and Kaizen by Sho-shudan activity are very popular in Japanese enterprises/factories. ( Sho-shudan activity is generally included in TQM. )