The long-awaited thorough update of the definitive work on one of the most popular improvement methods Gemba Kaizen Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy Second Edition is an in-depth revision of this renowned bestselling guide. The book is now expanded with 50% new material including specific case studies tracking success stories from a wide variety of industries & practitioners worldwide. Since its publication by Mc Graw-Hill in 1997 the book has introduced the concepts of Kaizen to hundreds of thousands of people & their companies as they search for ways to survive & prosper. This trend will only grow amid increasingly intense global competition. Masaaki Imai is a leading authority in the field--the man who introduced the concepts of Kaizen to the English-speaking world. Fourteen years since the publication of Gemba Kaizen the world sees the wide application of Gemba Kaizen going far beyond its manufacturing origins & now carried into hospitals government offices hotels ports retailers mining operations software development construction & even universities. The Kaizen Institute the consulting firm founded by Masaaki Imai is at the forefront of this movement to adopt & promote Gemba Kaizen around the world. This new edition features global case studies from a wide range of sectors sharing the keys to successful implementation of Gemba Kaizen. Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Low-Cost Approach to Management Second Edition Features current case studies a new foreword & 50% new material Explains the original clear & correct meaning of Gemba Kaizen & how to apply it in practice Shows how Gemba Kaizen reduces cost improves quality & increases customer satisfaction Gives relevant global examples in a wide variety of industries & applications Shows how Gemba Kaizen is used in conjunction with aspects of Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing & other methodologies to achieve continuous improvement
Includes:: success stories from various industries both public & private & from industrialized & developing nations