Is guaranteed to succeed.
Is highly visual.
Is a complete product, not a process.
Can be copied and used in other areas.
Makes a significant impact to a bottleneck or restriction.
Has a significant market impact.
Is an operational problem, not management or policy.
It has a stable initial process.
It can be organized as a cell with less than 12 operators.
It has medium to high volume.
It is an area most employees are familiar with.
It is the worst area of the plant (for effect).
It contains 4 to 6 process steps to make a part.
It is a process that wanders all over the plant.
It is buried in WIP.
It is an area where people will respond favorably, where operators have been cross-trained.
It was identified as a “Kaizen Burst” on the Value Stream Map.
It has relatively good O.E.E.