PROMOTING QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT/KAIZEN IN AFRICA
RESEARCH PROJECT - JAPANESE EXPERIENCES OF INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION: ANALYSIS OF TRANSLATIVE ADAPTATION PROCESSES [VOL.2]
Edited by : Kimiaki Jin and Izumi Ohno
2022
https://www.jica.go.jp/jica-ri/publication/booksandreports/uc7fig000000278y-att/kaizen_20220304.pdf
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development (JICA Ogata Research Institute) has launched a research project entitled “Japanese Experiences of Industrial Development and Development Cooperation: Analysis of Translative Adaptation Processes”. It aims at identifying the characteristics of Japanese experiences of industrial development and development cooperation, while drawing implications for facilitating translative adaptation in developing countries. The research project focuses on three key areas: (i) industrial policy, (ii) quality and productivity improvement (QPI), and (iii) skill development. These are the areas where Japan has an accumulation of expertise through its own experiences in industrialization and development cooperation. Three thematic books are produced as interim results of this research project.
Among the three thematic books, this volume focuses on QPI, Kaizen in particular. Kaizen is the Japanese approach to the continuous improvement of quality and productivity, based on a participatory process involving the entire workforce from the top management to middle managers and workers.
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