Applying the Kaizen in Africa A New Avenue for Industrial Developmen
At present, how to develop industries is a burning issue in Africa, where population growth remains high and economic development has thus far failed to provide sufficient jobs for many, especially young people and women. The creation of productive jobs t
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Keijiro Otsuka Kimiaki Jin Tetsushi Sonobe
Applying the Kaizen in Africa
Keijiro Otsuka • Kimiaki Jin Tetsushi Sonobe Editors
Applying the Kaizen in Africa A New Avenue for Industrial Development
Editors Keijiro Otsuka Graduate School of Economics Kobe University, Kobe, Japan Tetsushi Sonobe National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) Tokyo, Japan
Kimiaki Jin Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Tokyo, Japan
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Foreword
The Japanese word “Kaizen” originally means “improvement”. It is a management philosophy and know-how that brings about continuous improvement of quality and productivity. Kaizen is a human-oriented approach which fosters teamwork, self-reliance, creativity and ingenuity. Although Kaizen is a long-term approach consisting of small steps and with little investment, it promotes the very core capabilities of firms such as production and management, which will be essential for the firms’ growth. Recently, Kaizen is also starting to attract the worl
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