What is Kaizen?
Kaizen is the practice of continuous improvement.
The concept was originally introduced to the West by Masaaki Imai in his book Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success, in 1986. Today, kaizen is recognized worldwide as an important pillar of an organization’s long-term competitive strategy. Kaizen is continuous improvement that is based on certain guiding principles:
The concept was originally introduced to the West by Masaaki Imai in his book Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success, in 1986. Today, kaizen is recognized worldwide as an important pillar of an organization’s long-term competitive strategy. Kaizen is continuous improvement that is based on certain guiding principles:
- Good processes bring good results
- Go see for yourself to grasp the current situation
- Speak with data, manage by facts
- Take action to contain and correct root causes of problems
- Work as a team
- Kaizen is everybody’s business
- And much more!
KAI = CHANGE
ZEN = GOOD
"CHANGE FOR THE BETTER"
Kaizen = Continuous Improvement
...by Everybody! Everyday! Everywhere!
