kaikaku
Sign in to saveKaikaku (改革), is the Japanese term for "radical change". In business, kaikaku is concerned with making fundamental and radical changes to a production system, unlike kaizen which is focused on incremental changes.
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- Kaikaku vs kaizen
- Elements of kaikaku
- Process characteristics
- See also
- References
Kaikaku (改革), is the Japanese term for "radical change". In business, kaikaku is concerned with making fundamental and radical changes to a production system, unlike kaizen which is focused on incremental changes.
== Kaikaku vs kaizen == Kaikaku and kaizen are concepts in Japanese production philosophy that relate to each other. Both have origins in the Toyota Production System and can be applied to activities other than production.
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