Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object | 
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf | 
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:business_philosophy
                                        
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| gptkbp:appliesTo | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            manufacturing
                                        
                                        
                                         personal development business processes  | 
                            
| gptkbp:contrastsWith | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            radical innovation
                                        
                                        
                                         | 
                            
| gptkbp:documentedIn | 
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Kaizen:_The_Key_to_Japan's_Competitive_Success
                                        
                                         | 
                            
| gptkbp:emphasizes | 
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:academic
                                        
                                         teamwork suggestion systems  | 
                            
| gptkbp:focusesOn | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            eliminating waste
                                        
                                        
                                         improving efficiency incremental changes  | 
                            
| gptkbp:goal | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            customer satisfaction
                                        
                                        
                                         continuous improvement of processes  | 
                            
| gptkbp:influencedBy | 
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:W._Edwards_Deming
                                        
                                         gptkb:Masaaki_Imai  | 
                            
| gptkbp:languageOfOrigin | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Japanese
                                        
                                        
                                         | 
                            
| gptkbp:meaning | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            continuous improvement
                                        
                                        
                                         | 
                            
| gptkbp:origin | 
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Japan
                                        
                                         | 
                            
| gptkbp:popularizedBy | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            1950s
                                        
                                        
                                         | 
                            
| gptkbp:principle | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            standardization
                                        
                                        
                                         employee involvement small improvements  | 
                            
| gptkbp:relatedTo | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Total Quality Management
                                        
                                        
                                         lean manufacturing  | 
                            
| gptkbp:usedBy | 
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Toyota_Production_System
                                        
                                         | 
                            
| gptkbp:bfsParent | 
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Deming_Prize
                                        
                                         | 
                            
| gptkbp:bfsLayer | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | 
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            Kaizen
                                        
                                        
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