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100	1		_aIMAI Masaaki
245			_aKaizen: _bthe key to Japan's competitive success / _cMasaaki Imai
260			_aNew York: _bMcGraw Hill, _c1986
300			_axxxiii, 259 p.
520			_aKaizen 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.
650			_aMANAGEMENT _xQUALITY CONTROL
650			_aKAIZEN
650			_aJAPAN _xINDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
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