Japonský management: Metoda Kaizen a její využití v řízení podniku

Kaizen is a managerial method that originates in Japan and it is significant for Japanese management and culture. Kaizen belongs to successful managerial methods that are introduced in companies. This thesis examines the Kaizen method and its use in business management. Kaizen means constant dissatisfaction with the current state and the need to make activities better and more efficiently. Kaizen represents improvements by small steps that result in an enormous effect. The theoretical part of the thesis is focuses on the basic overview of this method, its basic principles and assumptions, which are further applied in the management of company. It explains the Kaizen strategy as a method that contributes to the continuous improvement of business activities and describes ways to achieve these improvements. The thesis also looks into the Kaizen relation to quality and its control, which is an integral part of management. Theoretical knowledge is applied to a particular company and due to the analysis is evaluated how the company approaches the Kaizen strategy and inserts it into its business.