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Kaizen is a Japanese business philosophy focused on continuous improvement. It involves making small, consistent changes over time to achieve significant positive results in productivity and performance.1

This management system encourages both individual and group efforts to identify and solve problems, aiming for ongoing enhancements in an organization and its products. The concept of kaizen is central to Total Quality Control (TQC), a system that blends Western and Eastern ideas to optimize production. TQC emphasizes that improvement should involve all members of a company.12

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