Founder, Kaizen Institute — Author, 'Kaizen: The Key to Japan's Competitive Success'
Masaaki Imai is the founder of Kaizen Institute, established in 1985, and an author who helped introduce Kaizen — continuous improvement involving everyone in an organization — to a global audience. His book Kaizen: The Key to Japan's Competitive Success (1986) is a foundational text on the subject. His biography is maintained by Kaizen Institute.
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