Before and after result with payback.
Use it to record an improvement properly. Capture the problem, the change, the before and after measure and the cost and saving, and it works out the improvement and payback.
State the measure before you start, take the before reading from real data and confirm the after reading after the change has settled. Annual saving counts only if the freed time or cost actually leaves the budget.
A kaizen report captures a small improvement so it can be recognised, shared and copied elsewhere.
Operators walked 40 m per cycle to fetch fasteners. A two-bin rack was moved to the workstation. Walking dropped to 4 m and cycle time fell by 25 seconds, freeing about 50 minutes a shift.
Continuous improvement: making many small changes for the better, involving everyone.
Problem, before, countermeasure, after, results, the people involved and the date.
Many kaizens take hours or days. Larger kaizen events (blitzes) usually run for three to five days.