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Managing Operations
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Managing Operations

by Bob Johnson, Alan Hart
June 2007
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
5h 38m
English
Routledge
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8Continuousimprovement

OBJECTIVES OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

On an individual level, the search for continuous improvement appears to be part of our genetic conditioning. Just as fish developed legs and lungs in order to improve their chances of survival by moving onto the land, so today we seek to improve our personal situations by:

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achieving promotion

boosting our reputations ...

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ISBN: 9780750638098