Kaizen Planning, Implementing and Controlling

Jorge Luis Garcia Alcaraz is a full time researcher of the Department of Industrial Engineering at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez. His main research areas are related to Multi criteria decision making applied to manufacturing, production process modeling and statistical inference. He is founding member of the Mexican Society of Operation Research and active member in the Mexican Academy of Industrial Engineering.Midiala Oropesa Vento is a researcher recognized by the National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACYT), member of the Mexican Society of Operations Research. Her main research areas are related to total quality management, continuous improvement, decision making and modeling applied to production processes. Aide Aracely Maldonado Macias has a Ph.D. in Sciences in Industrial Engineering from the Technological Institute of Ciudad Juárez and is a full-time Professor-Investigator at the Autonomous University ofCiudad Juárez (UACJ).

“This book not only shows you how to practically implement and control kaizen success but can be used as a helpful manual for teaching others the core values and results of kaizen methodology.” (Samantha Braithwaite, Inside Business Magazine, Vol. 37 (21), April, 2019)

• Kaizen and lean manufacturing.- Literature review.- Adopting Kaizen.- Methodology.- Descriptive analysis of the simple.- Descriptive analysis of items: Kaizen planning stage.- Descriptive analysis of items: Kaizen execution phase.- Descriptive analysis of items: Kaizen control phase.- Descriptive analysis of Kaizen benefits.- Validation of variables.- Kaizen planning phase models: Activities and Benefits.- Kaizen execution phase models: Activities and Benefits.- Kaizen control phase models: Activities and Benefits.