Kaizen and Total Quality Management
Japanese companies are known for their customer orientation and their high-quality products. Efficient business processes therefore play a major role in Japanese management, and many Japanese management concepts have been adopted and successfully integrated into Western management techniques and businesses. The most famous concept in a Japanese firm is kaizen, or continuous improvement, which is often considered a philosophy and aims at improving and perfecting all management processes within a firm. Another concept, which has become successful in Western firms, is the 5S System, which helps organize business and production processes within the firm.
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