Definition of Kaizen

1. Noun. a Japanese business practice of continuous improvement in performance and productivity ¹

2. Noun. continuous improvement in a general way ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kaizen

1. Japanese business practice which seeks continual improvement [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kaizen

kairoline
kairomone
kairomones
kairos
kais
kaiseki
kaisekis
kaiser roll
kaiserdom
kaiserdoms
kaiserin
kaiserins
kaiserism
kaiserisms
kaisers
kaizen (current term)
kaizens
kaj
kajal
kajatenhout
kajawah
kajawahs
kajeput
kajeputs
kaji
kajigger
kajiggers
kajik
kajiks
kajillion

Literary usage of Kaizen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Stake in Tomorrow: World Class Lessons in Business Partnershipsby John Marsh by John Marsh (1998)
"kaizen is based on the premise of improving the existing process gradually but forever. Over time the results can be very impressive. ..."

2. The Letters of Marmot Brown: An Anthology of Letters to a Local Newspaper by Malgorzata Dunning Publishing (2005)
"However the name Geoff Sutton, as in 'Sutton-kaizen Consulting Ltd', ... Still the comparison between kaizen and Origami was required for my fun. ..."

3. The Continuous Improvement Toolkit: A Practical Resource for Achieving ...by John Marsh by John Marsh (1998)
"Assuming improvement is viable there are two distinct approaches: kaizen and ... kaizen is based on the premise of improving the existing process gradually ..."

4. Making Things Better: Competing in Manufacturing (1993)
"We have become familiar with features such as kaizen, or continual improvement in every detail of manufacturing; the training of workers to participate in ..."

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