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[[File:Flag of Japan.png|thumb|right|200px|The flag of [[Japan]] ]]
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|thumb|right|200px|The flag of [[Japan]] ]]
'''Kaizen''', which is [[Japanese language|Japanese]] for "improvement", when used in a [[business]] sense refers to continuous improvement in business activities. It involves every employee/manager.
'''Kaizen''', which is [[Japanese language|Japanese]] for "improvement", when used in a [[business]] sense refers to continuous improvement in business activities. It involves every employee/manager.
The concept of [[PDCA]] which stands for Plan-Do-Check-Act (also called the Deming cycle/Shewhart cycle), is a "cyclical method for continuous improvement in business processes that is commonly used to achieve kaizen. The four steps are designed to be repeated iteratively, allowing for ongoing refinement and optimization."<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=PDCA&oq=PDCA&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDwgAEEUYORiDARixAxiABDIPCAEQABgUGIcCGLEDGIAEMgoIAhAAGLEDGIAEMgwIAxAAGBQYhwIYgAQyDQgEEAAYgwEYsQMYgAQyBggFEEUYPDIGCAYQRRg8MgYIBxAuGEDSAQgyNDc5ajBqMagCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 PDCA]</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==