kaizen
n.
Japanese business philosophy stating the necessity for successive and incremental improvement in the personal and professional life of a person
Kaizen
Kaizen (改善,
Japanese for "change for the better" or "improvement"; the English translation is "continuous improvement" or "continual improvement"). In the context of this article, Kaizen refers to a workplace 'quality' strategy and is often associated with the
Toyota Production System and related to various quality-control systems, including methods of
W. Edwards Deming.Kaizen aims to eliminate waste (as defined by Joshua Isaac Walters "activities that add cost but do not add value"). It is often the case that this means "to take it apart and put back together in a better way." This is then followed by standardization of this 'better way' with others, through standardized work.
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Kaizen
Japanese term for continuous productivity improvements; concentrates on processes rather than results; incremental as opposed to drastic change; ignores motivation (the antithesis of re-engineering?).
Kaizen
A Japanese term that means gradual unending improvement by doing little things better and setting and achieving increasingly higher standards. Masaaki Imai made the term famous in his book, Kaizen: The Key to Japan's Competitive Success.
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