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Kaizen as a Method of Management Improvement in Small Production Companies

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    (University of Social Sciences)

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„Quality is not everything but everything is nothing without quality”. The famous quotation from K. Ishikawa brings to our attention the fact that nowadays quality is one of strategic concepts from the point of view of functioning of companies, especially production-oriented ones. The lack of quality often eliminates a product from the basket of potential further choices. That means that quality is a prerequisite in the contemporary, highly competitive and saturated market. In order to ensure quality, enterprises introduce various concepts and methods to support quality management. They include, among others, the kaizen philosophy, which allows to minimize unnecessary actions (losses). It is especially recommended to small firms as an inexpensive method assuring high quality of products because they are constantly improved, which, in turn, guarantees maintaining a high position among competitors. This article aims to introduce the concept of kaizen by describing how it works and considering whether it can be successful in Polish companies.

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  • Kamińska Barbara, 2015. "Kaizen as a Method of Management Improvement in Small Production Companies," Przedsiębiorczość i Zarządzanie (Entrepreneurship and Management), Sciendo, vol. 16(2), pages 157-170, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:pizeam:v:16:y:2015:i:2:p:157-170:n:11
    DOI: 10.1515/eam-2015-0024
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