“Circle A” (on the preceding page)
This activity is originally a free and independent activity of a small group formed of workers based on their voluntary spirits to feel being worthwhile or satisfaction.
< Organizing a group >
- Members: 5 – 10 persons. Depending on the theme, (engineer(s) may join the group).
- Leader : to be elected from among the members (irrespective of seniority).
- considering the problems of their own workplace or production line.
< Data collection, improvement action and evaluation >
- Members collect data by themselves or receive data from the company
(energy manager/engineer). - They compile and graph the data, and identify the problem and study the measures by themselves.
- Put the measures into practice (if necessary, under the engineer’s permission),
evaluate the results .
