{"product_id":"kaizen-21-the-philosophy-of-continuous-improvement-and-operational-innovation-in-the-new-global-environment-9781804558454","title":"KAIZEN-21: The Philosophy of Continuous","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince Masaki Imai connected the term KAIZEN with the world management arena in 1986, this approach has been used as a strategy for company development that is propelled by the participation and motivation of its employees. Centering the human being as the guiding axis of change and innovation, \u003cem\u003eKAIZEN-21\u003c\/em\u003e establishes a practical and theoretical guide for organizations to easily implement this ancestral philosophy within their operational processes in the midst of the chaotic and complicated global environment of the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresenting an updated model of guiding principles, techniques, and tools, Manuel F. Suárez Barraza demonstrates how KAIZEN can be successfully applied in the context of pandemics, supply chain crises, and regional war. Beginning with the definition and origins of KAIZEN, chapters explore 5'S, standardization (Hiojunka), SDCA and PDCA cycles, as well as process innovation and kodawari-KAIZEN, or hitosukuri (management of people), closing with techniques for improving daily work, such as the the Kata of Improvement, and the author’s links with the Toyota Production System (TPS) and the Mayan work model (K’AAT-KAIZEN).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you are ready to energize your business team and revolutionize workplace practices, then KAIZEN-21 is your essential resource for prioritizing internal change and development despite all adversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. KAIZEN and its origin in ZEN Buddhism and Shintoism \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. What is KAIZEN? Definition, characteristics, guiding principles, techniques, and tools \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Guiding Principle 1. Basic elements \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Guiding Principle 2. Maintenance and improvement \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Guiding Principle 3. Process approach \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Guiding Principle 4. Focus on people \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Guiding Principle 5. Improving daily work \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. KAIZEN as a driver of the Nippon Production System (NPS); \u003cem\u003eManuel F. Suárez-Barraza and Mario Alberto Del Valle Vélez \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. KAIZEN in the development of people’s purpose (K’aat-KAIZEN) \u003cbr\u003e Lessons learned. Evolutionary stages of implementation of KAIZEN-XXI\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emerald Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412997251415,"sku":"9781804558454","price":42.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kaizen-21-the-philosophy-of-continuous-improvement-and-operational-innovation-in-the-new-global-environment-9781804558454","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}