{"id":12469,"date":"2023-03-04T10:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T10:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happyclaim.de\/do-you-know-the-kaizen-principle\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T22:18:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T22:18:00","slug":"do-you-know-the-kaizen-principle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyclaim.de\/en\/do-you-know-the-kaizen-principle\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know the Kaizen principle?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Kaizen principle is a continuous improvement method in quality management that was originally developed in Japan. &#8220;Kaizen&#8221; in Japanese means &#8220;change for the better&#8221; or &#8220;continuous improvement.&#8221; The goal of Kaizen is to continuously make small improvements in the company to ultimately achieve big change and competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Kaizen principle is based on the idea that there is always room for improvement and that these improvements can be achieved through constant analysis and adaptation. 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