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[[Kaizen]] (rarely spelled [[kaizan]] or known as [[kaizenshiro]] meaning ''kaizen as a target'') is a Japanese word meaning "change for the better."
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[[Kaizen]] (rarely spelled [[kaizan]] or known as [[kaizenshiro]] meaning ''kaizen as a target''; alternatively known as [[continuous improvement]] and [[continual improvement]]) is a Japanese word meaning "change for the better."
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In [[organizational behavior]], the [[concept]] of [[learning organization]] is similar to ''Kaizen''.
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According to the [[ASME EMBOK]],
 
According to the [[ASME EMBOK]],
 
:'''[[Kaizan]]'''. Gradual, unending improvement and increasingly higher standards.
 
:'''[[Kaizan]]'''. Gradual, unending improvement and increasingly higher standards.
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==Process==
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:''Main wikipage: [[Continual improvement process]]''
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==Practice==
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:''Main wikipage: [[Continual improvement practice]]''
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:13, 29 December 2020

Kaizen (rarely spelled kaizan or known as kaizenshiro meaning kaizen as a target; alternatively known as continuous improvement and continual improvement) is a Japanese word meaning "change for the better."

In organizational behavior, the concept of learning organization is similar to Kaizen.


Definitions

According to Managerial Accounting by Braun, Tietz (5th edition),

Kaizen. A Japanese word meaning "change for the better."

According to the ASME EMBOK,

Kaizan. Gradual, unending improvement and increasingly higher standards.

Process

Main wikipage: Continual improvement process

Practice

Main wikipage: Continual improvement practice