Kaizen and Continuous Improvement
Abstract
Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy or practice that focuses on continuous improvement of processes in manufacturing, engineering, service, or any business management. In fact, these principles are well advocated and have been practiced by industrial engineers all over the world since the 19th century and the principle of creativity can be equated to kaizen. Hence, after explaining kaizen, this chapter discusses the principles and practices of creativity in detail.
Keywords
Kaizen; Innovations; Continuous improvement; Quality trilogy; The umbrella of kaizen; Industrial engineering principles; Creativity; Creative imagination; SREDDIM; Principles of creativity; Divide and rule; Let loose your ...
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