Loosely translated from Japanese, Kaizen means “continual improvement.” Further, an iSixSigma article describes Kaizeon as a strategy that promotes learning, builds capability, and improve processes. It drives everyone to constantly seek, study and exploit opportunities for improvement.
Kaizen, therefore is particularly effective in business environments that seek to improve their value streams with an inexhaustible focus on more effectively delivering value to customers and society.
How then is Kaizen with Six Sigma. Look at the figure below.
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Six Sigma : Your Resource for Strategic Management. Meikah Delid. Eversun Software 2006.