Strategy Driven

APRIL 14, 2020

There are over 28 million small businesses nationwide, and a further 22 million that are solely operated. Review operational procedures. There will always be aspects of your operational functions that can be improved upon. Kaizen is not a one-off experience, consistently aim to improve efficiency.

Kaizen 77

Kaizen How To Outsourcing Efficiency 77

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

There are over 28 million small businesses nationwide, and a further 22 million that are solely operated. Review operational procedures. There will always be aspects of your operational functions that can be improved upon. Kaizen is not a one-off experience, consistently aim to improve efficiency.

Kaizen 58

Kaizen How To Outsourcing Efficiency 58

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In The Good Jobs Strategy , Zeynep Ton, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, demonstrates how the best retail companies align their customer value proposition with their operations strategy and their approach to human capital. Both Kaizen events and Agile sprints are investments in innovation and human capital productivity.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

These teams have disciplined processes to get the technology to market, generally with a one- to two-year product horizon. We bring to market a steady stream of innovative products and solutions. The Kaizen events create not only fresh ideas but also a spirit of learning and cooperation through the company.

Technology 8

Technology Innovation Kaizen Chief Executive Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2017

What’s more, the subsidiaries operated more or less autonomously, each with separate organizational cultures and norms. The Japanese employees, while already fluent with Japanese concepts such as kaizen (improvement) and omotenashi (hospitality), struggled to become proficient in English. Aspiring to a global career.

Succession 15

Succession Globalization Tacit Knowledge GDP 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Six Sigma , Kaizen , Lean , and other variations on continuous improvement can be hazardous to your organization's health. Similarly, Japan's automobile industry has been plagued by a series of embarrassing quality problems and recalls, and has lost market share to companies from South Korea and even (gasp!) the United States.

Six Sigma 17

Six Sigma Kaizen Govindarajan Telecommunications 17

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2011

It strives to eliminate anomaly, standardize processes, solve short-term problems, and achieve stopwatch efficiency within its current mode of operating. A market opportunity for tablet computers, for example, is more of a distraction than an opportunity to the hierarchy of a giant PC manufacturer focusing on this quarter's earnings targets.

Organization 15

Organization Kaizen Budgeting Short-term 15