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Imai, Masaaki was born on September 1, 1930 in Tokyo. Son of Tadayoshi and Toshi (Suzuki) Imai.
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El enfoque del gran salto hacia adelante o innovación, requiere grandes cambios, adelantos tecnológicos y fuertes inversiones tanto en los procesos administrativos como en el área de producción, principalmente; en tanto que las empresas japonesas tienen Kaizen que es un proceso continuo de mejoramiento, utiliza técnicas sencillas como son las siente herramientas de control de calidad (diagramas de Pareto, diagramas de causa y efecto, histogramas, gráficas de control, diagramas de dispersión y hojas de comprobación) y un Arma muchas veces olvidada: el sentido común. Kaizen requiere un gran esfuerzo continuo y dedicación.; no solo mantiene los estándares y status quo sino mejorarlos utilizando los esfuerzos de todos.
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The definitive, fully up-to-date guide to continuous improvement in the workplace "An updated version of a classic book that shares a wealth of new healthcare examples and case studies from around the world. The methods in this book will help you improve quality and safety, reduce waiting times, and improve the long-term financial position of your organization. Highly recommended!" --Mark Graban, author of Lean Hospitals and coauthor of Healthcare Kaizen "Every business faces the iron triangle of quality, cost, and delivery. Conventional thinking claims you cannot have all three. Not only does Mr. Imai turn that thinking on its head, but he shows you exactly how to do it." -- Matthew E. May, author of The Elegant Solution and The Laws of Subtraction "Masaaki Imai has done it again. The second edition of his famous book not only describes all the tools necessary for any type of business to implement a lean strategy but also includes a large number of excellent case studies." -- Art Byrne, author of The Lean Turnaround Written by Masaaki Imai, pioneer of modern business operational excellence and founder of the Kaizen Institute, Gemba Kaizen, Second Edition is an in-depth revision of this renowned, bestselling work. The book reveals how to implement cost-effective, incremental improvements in your most critical business processes. Global case studies from a wide range of industries demonstrate how gemba kaizen has been successfully used to: • Maximize capacity and reduce inventory at Unga Limited, one of Kenya's largest flour-milling operations • Change the IT culture at Achmea, a large European insurance firm • Exceed customer expectations at Walt Disney World in the United States • Improve quality at Inoue Hospital in Japan • Transform retail processes at Sonae MC, Portugal's largest employer • Practice daily kaizen at Tork Ledervin, a weaving plant in Brazil • Stamp out muda at Sunclipse, an industrial packaging distributor in the United States • Manage quality improvement by total workforce involvement at Xuji Group Corporation, an electrical manufacturer in China • Implement gemba kaizen at many other companies worldwide To thrive in today's competitive global economy, organizations need to operate more effectively and profitably than ever before. Developing problem solvers, increasing productivity, improving quality, and reducing waste are essential success factors. Proven strategies for achieving these goals are included in this pioneering guide. This comprehensive resource offers detailed coverage of important gemba kaizen topics, including: • Quality, cost, and delivery in the gemba • The five steps of workplace organization • Identifying and eliminating muda--any non-value-adding activity • Visual management • Supervisors' roles in the lean workplace • Gemba managers' roles and accountability in sustaining high performance • Just-in-time and total flow management • The CEO’s role in leading a kaizen culture The methods presented in Gemba Kaizen, Second Edition reveal that when management focuses on implementing kaizen (incremental, continuous improvement) in the gemba (the worksite) unique opportunities can be discovered for increasing the success and profitability of any organization.
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For the professional manager or student of management, a comprehensive handbook of 16 Kaizen management practices that can be put to work. KAIZEN uses more than 100 examples in action and contains 15 corporate case studies.
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When it comes to making your business more profitable and successful, don't look to re-engineering for answers. A better way is to apply the concept of kaizen, which mean making simple, common-sense improvements and refinements to critical business processes.The result: greater productivity, quality, and profits achieved with minimal cost, time, and effort invested. In this book, you discover how to maximize the results of kaizen by applying it to gemba--business processes involved in the manufacture of products and the rendering of services--the areas of your business where, as the author puts it, the "real action" takes place.
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Imai, Masaaki was born on September 1, 1930 in Tokyo. Son of Tadayoshi and Toshi (Suzuki) Imai.
Bachelor, Tokyo University, 1955.
Born in Tokyo, Imai obtained his Bachelor from Tokyo University in 1955, where he continued to do graduate work in international relations. Late-1950s Imai worked for five years in Washington District of Columbia at the Japanese Productivity Center, where he was responsible to accompany groups of Japanese businessmen on visits to American plants. In 1962 in Tokyo he founded the his own Employment agency for the recruitment of management, executive and research personnel.
In 1986 he founded the Kaizen Institute Consulting Group (KICG) to help western companies to introduce the concepts, systems and tools of Kaizen.
In the same year he published, in Japan, the book on business management "Kaizen: Japanese spirit of improvement", which helped popularizing the Kaizen concept in the West.
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Married Noriko Imai, December 3, 1962. Children: Ken, Risa.