http://www.emerald-library.com IJOPM 19‚11 Continuous improvement and the mini-company concept Jan de Leede and Jan Kees Looise University of Twente‚ The Netherlands Keywords Continuous improvement‚ Teamwork‚ Organizational design‚ Case studies‚ Kaizen Abstract The key issue of continuous improvement (CI) seems to be the problem of combining extensive employee involvement with market orientation and continuation of CI. In this article we review some existing organisational designs for CI on these
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Sexual Response Cycle: Similarities and Differences between the sexes The sexual response cycle is characterized by vasocongestion‚ swelling of the genital tissues with blood‚ and myotonia‚ muscle tension. Vasocongestion causes erection of the penis and swelling of the clitoris‚ labia‚ testes‚ nipples‚ and even the earlobes. Myotonia causes facial grimaces‚ spasms in the hands and feet‚ and finally‚ the spasms of orgasm. The first phase is called the excitement phase. For men this phase is
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KAIZEN COSTING FOR A RESTAURANT ABSTRACT Kaizen is a Japanese term for “continuous improvement” or “continual improvement”. A philosophy that involves making the work environment more efficient and effective. Kaizen aims to eliminate waste such as “activities that adds cost but does not add value”. It also means “to take it apart and put it back together in a better way”. This is then followed by standardization of this ‘better way’ with others‚ through standardized work. The key objectives
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individuals: Phillip Crosby‚ W. Edwards Deming‚ and Joseph Juran. While many people are of the opinion that the ideas of these three men may differ‚ it is the purpose of this paper to show that Crosby‚ Deming‚ and Juran all define quality in the same terms‚ albeit from different perspectives: the user‚ the manufacturer‚ and the manager. II. SUPPORTING DATA THE USER’S PERSPECTIVE: DEMING The problem of defining quality is so important to Deming that he devotes an entire chapter of his
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ADVANTAGES OF KAIZEN COSTING There are certain basic principles which are followed in various Japanese companies which are listed below: - 1) Focus on customers: The Kaizen philosophy has only one prime objective of customers’ satisfaction. Kaizen permits no middle ground its either you provide best products and customer satisfaction or not. All the activities should aim at providing customer with whatever he wants and should help the firm long term objective of customers’ satisfaction at
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KAIZEN IN FASHION INDUSTRY [pic] -Different isn’t always better…but better is always different Kaizen plays an important role in any business industry. Be it any business the customer pays only for the value adding process. Therefore any other processing step which does not add value to the final product is an additional cost and must be eliminated. You may be following the latest
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Hospitality Management Emerald Article: An investigation of multicultural training practices in the restaurant industry: the training cycle approach Changuk Lee‚ Kye-Sung Chon Article information: To cite this document: Changuk Lee‚ Kye-Sung Chon‚ (2000)‚"An investigation of multicultural training practices in the restaurant industry: the training cycle approach"‚ International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management‚ Vol. 12 Iss: 2 pp. 126 - 134 Permanent link to this document: http://dx
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| THE KAIZEN IMPLEMENTATION IN ETHIOPIAINTRODUCTIONAs the World Bank currently stated‚ Ethiopia has enjoyed a high Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of more than 10 percent on average in recent years. Although‚ Ethiopia is this economic growth‚ its industrial development is still at a nascent stage and has a very narrow base. If we look at each sector growth‚ there has only been around a 10 percent share of GDP in the secondary industry; particularly the ratio of manufacturing to over all
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W. Edwards Deming is probably best known for his "14 Points for Management"‚ the key actions management must take to ensure quality‚ productivity‚ and success. Among other things‚ this plan encourages leaders to stop doing business based on price alone‚ to constantly improve the production system‚ to utilize job training‚ and to encourage pride in workmanship. Deming also taught management leaders to encourage cooperation at all levels. In addition‚ he instructed them to assure job stability and
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Deming 14 points 1. Create constancy of purpose towards improvement (Volkswagen – brings loyalty to the brand‚ brings consumer satisfaction – consistent trust that Beatle will be here forever‚ not changing the design‚ people can expect the same design of the brand) 2. Adopt the new philosophy. (Kaizen – continue is never ending. Agree that bring everyday a new thing to your job‚ constant improvement) 3. Cease dependence on inspection. (Make it right‚ do not depend on inspection. Companies
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