This is a big mistake, because Japanese railways were largely built using British equipment and technology. But what they have done since is ruthlessly improve and refine it, using Kaizen principles.
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Kaizen
/ˈkaɪˌzən/
Synonyms for "kaizen" (9 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
continuouscontinuous improvement
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
continuous improvement cultureimprovement blitzimprovement culture
Related words (4)
Noun(4 words)
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8 entriesadjectivedescriptormanagement conceptorganizational cultureprocess improvement activityproject activityqualifierquality management practice
More specific
10 entriesgemba kaizenkaizen eventkaizen governancekaizen programkaizen-basedkaizen-centrickaizen-drivenkaizen-inspiredrapid kaizen workshopshort kaizen sprint
Collocations
8 entriesgemba kaizenkaizen approachkaizen culturekaizen eventkaizen methodologykaizen mindsetkaizen principlekaizen program
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
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