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    Introduction Masaaki Imai, author of Gemba Kaizen, states that companies, particularly in manufacturing field, can become more profitable by continuously looking for efficiencies. In Western style management it is more common to seek huge leaps. In Japanese style "Kaizen" businesses must try to eliminate anything that is inefficient thus cutting waste. Imai gives impressive examples from real world situations and supports them with case studies that show "Kaizen" in work. Discussion 1)

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    | Implementing Continuous Improvement systems | | | Technical Advisor Group Members Introduction This report investigates the current state of Mayan Magic that develops and markets tours to Central and South America and works on the advancements of the company as the company is experiencing more competition than ever before. Popularity of Central and South America as a Tourist Destination is growing and all sorts of people seems interested in experiencing America. As the

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    kaizen, suggestion programs, kaizen circle activity, and practical kaizen training (i) Strengths Quick & Easy kaizen is instrumental in lean manufacturing since it encourages workers’ empowerment and thus improving the productivity of each employee (Imai 4). It also encourages provision of incentives to workers as well as efficient management of labour relations. Therefore, the quality of customer service, cost allocation and implementation of safety procedures are enhanced significantly. Kaizen plays

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    the end of each day, or during the changeover time to the next model variant. Kaizen is the Japanese term meaning continuous improvement, derived from two concepts: Kai, meaning change, and Zen, meaning to improve (Sanchez & Blanco, 2014). Masaaki Imai is the founder of kaizen and considered the father of continuous

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    Describe two models for change. Include appropriate examples in your answer. The two models for to be considered and discussed in this section are the Business Process Re-engineering and Kaizen models. Business Process Re-engineering Definition The world today is ever changing, moving from one phase to the other and the only thing that does not change is ‘change’ itself. As the modern business environment is propelled by the three Cs namely Customer, Competition and Change, organisations are

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    or during the change-over time to the next model variant. Kaizen is the Japanese term meaning continuous improvement, derived from two concepts: Kai, meaning change, and Zen, meaning to improve (Sanchez & Blanco, 2014). Credit is given to Masaaki Imai, who is considered to be the father of continuous improvement. The principles

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    product delivery and also minimizing defects in the products being delivered. Several organizations have gained a competitive edge by implementing Kaizen, commonly known as continuous improvement (CI). The philosophy of Kaizen was spearheaded by Masaaki Imai, and is constituted of two words, kai which means ‘change ' and zen which means ‘good ' as well as ‘wisdom '. Hence we can conclude that Kaizen implies ‘changes for the better ' and covers all processes in an organization like Engineering, Information

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………Pg 1-2 1) CPD Cycle………………………………………………………………………Pg 2 II. MY PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE………………………………..Pg 2-8 1) Introduction about me…………………………………………………...….Pg 4-5 2) Family……………………………………………………………………….Pg 5 3) Education...………………………………………………………………….Pg 5 4) Working Experience………………………………………………………...Pg 5-8 5) Achievements……………………………………………………………….Pg 8 III. CAREER METAPHORS………………………………………………………...Pg 8-9 IV. JOHARI WINDOW……………………………………………………………

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