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						Small group activity: “kaizen by sho-shudan” 
					
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). 
						< Establish a theme and the target > 
						* considering the problems of their own workplace or production line.  
						< Study meeting >  2 – 3 times per month.  
						< 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. 
					
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