It's Time to Rethink Continuous Improvement - Ron Ashkenas. By Ron Ashkenas | 1:25 PM May 8, 2012 Six Sigma, Kaizen, Lean, and other variations on continuous improvement can be hazardous to your organization’s health.
While it may be heresy to say this, recent evidence from Japan and elsewhere suggests that it’s time to question these methods. Admittedly, continuous improvement once powered Japan’s economy. Japanese manufacturers in the 1950s had a reputation for poor quality, but through a culture of analytical and systematic change Japan was able to go from worst to first.
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