Kaizen is a continuous methodology that involves every level of the organization (from upper management to the front-line workers, inclusive of all levels in between) to drive multiple small improvements on a continuous basis that in the end results in innovations that improve:

	Productivity,
	Safety,
	Effectiveness,
	and, the Bottom-line

while reducing waste and maintaining stable levels of variability.

Kaizen was developed in Japan post World War II. It means Continuous Improvement; and is derived from the Japanese Words Kai and Zen:

	Kai means school.
	Zen means wisdom.

Its purpose is to drive corporate-wide breakthrough thinking as a culture!