Kaizen-21 : the philosophy of continuous improvement and operational innovation in the new global environment

Since Masaki Imai connected the term KAIZEN with the world management arena in 1986, this approach has been used as a strategy for company development that is propelled by the participation and motivation of its employees. Centering the human being as the guiding axis of change and innovation, KAIZE...

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Main Author Suárez-Barraza, Manuel F. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023.
SeriesEmerald points.
Subjects
Industrial productivity.
Organizational effectiveness.
Business & Economics > Management.
Business innovation.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781804558461
DOI10.1108/9781804558447
Physical Description1 online resource (160 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. KAIZEN and its origin in ZEN Buddhism and Shintoism
  • Chapter 2. What is KAIZEN? Definition, characteristics, guiding principles, techniques, and tools
  • Chapter 3. Guiding Principle 1. Basic elements
  • Chapter 4. Guiding Principle 2. Maintenance and improvement
  • Chapter 5. Guiding Principle 3. Process approach
  • Chapter 6. Guiding Principle 4. Focus on people
  • Chapter 7. Guiding Principle 5. Improving daily work
  • Chapter 8. KAIZEN as a driver of the Nippon Production System (NPS) / Manuel F. Suárez-Barraza and Mario Alberto Del Valle Vélez
  • Chapter 9. KAIZEN in the development of people's purpose (K'aat-KAIZEN) Lessons learned. Evolutionary stages of implementation of KAIZEN-XXI.

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