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POM Assignment-5
POM Assignment-5
1 iTo ibe isuccessful, ismall ibusinesses ifrequently ineed ito ibalance ia ivariety iof icompeting
idemands. iThey ineed ito icome iup iwith iways ito iraise ithe iquality iof itheir igood ior iservice
iwithout iraising iprices. iKaizen ican ihelp iin ithis isituation. iThe iJapanese iword ifor i"better
It iis ia iway iof ithinking ithat imay ibe iused iin imanufacturing, ibusiness, iand ieven ipersonal ilives.
iMaking ilittle iadjustments ithat ihave ia isignificant iimpact iis icentral ito ithe iKaizen iphilosophy. iIt
iis ipredicated ion ithe iidea ithat ieveryone, iregardless iof ihow iminor itheir iinvolvement imay ibe,
ican iimprove ithe iprocess. iAs ia iresult, ikaizen iideas ican ioriginate iat iany ilevel iinside ia icompany,
inot isimply iat ithe itop. iKaizen iis iall iabout icontinual iimprovement, ithus iany iproblem, ino
imatter ihow ibig ior ismall, ican ibe iaddressed iusing iit.
Kaizen iis ia ipowerful itechnique ithat ismall ifirms ican iuse. iThey imay istay iahead iof ithe
icompetition iand idevelop iby imaking icontinual iimprovements. iKaizen ican ibe iimplemented iin
ismall ifirms iin ia ivariety iof iways, iincluding ias iholding ibrainstorming imeetings, ipilot itesting
inew iconcepts, iand isoliciting iinput ifrom istaff iand iclients. iSmall ibusinesses ican iprosper iby