TY  - BOOK
AU  - IMAI Masaaki
TI  - Kaizen: the key to Japan's competitive success 
SN  - 007554332X (hbk) :
PY  - 1986///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw Hill
KW  - MANAGEMENT
KW  - QUALITY CONTROL
KW  - KAIZEN
KW  - JAPAN
KW  - INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
N2  - Kaizen is the process of continuous improvement that made Japanese industry so successful. Ironically Japan's the first steps in the process were learned from American industry in the 1950s. The book contains numerous examples of Kaizen in action not just in manufacturing but also in management and corporate culture. Appendices contain checklists plus a case study of Kaizen in Canon
ER  -