Kaizen is the concept of continuous and neverending improvement. In Japan it stems from W. Edwards Deming's principles of statistical process and quality contr

Kaizen is the concept of continuous and neverending improvement. In Japan it stems from W. Edwards Deming's principles of statistical process and quality control imported from America in the 1950s as part of Japan's post-WWII reconstruction efforts in the manufacturing sector. Its citation here is virtually tautological: the tool to improve productivity is Kaizen, which means improving continuously! How stupendously helpful. "Think, rethink and attempt Kaizen, with 100 per cent clarity and understanding;" Apparently all you need to get to 100 percent clarity and understanding on a fuzzy concept is a bulleted list instructing you to do so. Enlightenment, here I come.