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Kaizen Theory

By Introbooks Team
Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
Unabridged — 36 minutes
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Adoption of the word gemba has lagged behind adoption of the kaizen concept in the world. This is unfortunate but understandable; being present on the gemba can be a greater mind-set and behavior change than simply doing kaizen.

The Cambridge Business English Dictionary is one of a few sources, as of November 2011, to give the definition of gemba as an English word:

gemba

/'gemb/ noun

in Japanese business theory, the place where things happen

in manufacturing, used to say that people whose job i...