PRIN.OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT-MYOMLAB
PRIN.OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT-MYOMLAB
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Author: HEIZER
Publisher: PEARSON
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To define: Kaizen and kaizen event

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Under the Toyota Production System, the core philosophy is to build a culture of continuous improvement. In other words, the employees have to always feel that every process can be improved further.

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