Kaizen
posted in Engineering |The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success
In this beautifully written and illustrated book, Imai brings together the management philosophies, theories and tools that have been developed and used over the years in Japan. Kaizen means continuous improvement. All the techniques and tools described in this book will help one achieve continuous improvement in his/her workplace.
The two features of this book that makes it more valuable are the Glossary and the host of illustrations. These contribute much to the usefulness of the book.
Kaizen strategy is the single most important concept in Japanese management – the key to Japanese competitive success. Kaizen is not a technique, it is a cultural revolution, a way of living – involving everyone in an organization right from the top management to the workers. Kaizen is everybody’s business. In the Japanese business system the concept of Kaizen is so ingrained that the managers and workers without any conscious effort practice Kaizen.
This book will prove invaluable to anyone who wants to practice the philosophy of Kaizen.
Book Details:
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Author(s): Masaaki Imai
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition & Year: First, 1989
ISBN: 007554332X
Cover & Page Count: Hardcover, 260 pages
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