By: Ray Myers, Jr., PMP

The Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement:

• Believes a great number of small improvements over time will create substantial improvement in organizational performance
• Japanese organizations impose cross-functional management on their functional structure
• Continuous improvement of quality, cost and the ability to meet schedules
• Includes the use of quality circles as a group oriented means of developing ideas

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About the Author: Ray Myers, Jr. is a PMP certified project manager with over 2o years experience planning and managing technology projects.   Contact Ray at wwwpmservicesnw.com

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