11. Now the programme has been launched on a full scale basis, with new continuous improvement teams set up and trained during January and February. 12. It will also continue to seek ways to reduce emissions further, in line with corporate objectives for continuous improvement in environmental performance. 13. Continuous improvement on Olefines -- whether minor changes to record keeping systems or major projects -- is the driving force. 14. A number of European Quality Prizes will be awarded to companies which demonstrate excellence in the management of quality as their fundamental process for continuous improvement. 15. Aston Martin is introducing Japanese methods of continuous improvement, called kaizen, throughout the company. 16. Blue-collar workers with Texas twangs now sprinkle their language with terms like kaizan, meaning continuous improvement, and talk about Japanese-style meetings in the workplace. 17. All of them now understand lean manufacturing, just-in-time inventories and continuous improvement. 18. But Eisenach did not succeed just because it adopted Japanese manufacturing techniques like teamwork and continuous improvement. 19. But Lodge, director of continuous improvement in Chula Vista, says that rearranging the factory furniture is the easy part. 20. By laying themselves open to praise and criticism and inviting others to do the same, they guide their organizations to new capacities for continuous improvement. |