Continuous Improvement
Continuous improvement is a key component in the Japanese industrial resurgence following the second world war. By the 1970s, Japanese manufacturers were routinely achieving product quality that Western companies could only dream of, at prices lower than they could hope to achieve.
Continuous improvement, kaizen in Japanese, is more a philosophy than a technique, and must be practised at all levels within a business if it is to be successful. Kaizen is often undramatic and subtle, an avalanche of small improvements in the workplace which are individually minor, but add up to a dramatic improvement in performance. It is an adaptive approach which contrasts with the big, innovative, changes generally favoured by Western culture.
The continuous improvement philosophy was developed at Toyota, alongside Lean Manufacturing, and is complementary to it.
Sherpa will help you to explore the philosophy of continuous improvement, and will teach you the tools and techniques which you will need to implement it. We will guide you on your journey towards world-class performance.