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What is Kaizen Benefits

Chapter 20
Handbook of Research on Managerial Strategies for Achieving Optimal Performance in Industrial Processes
Positive results obtained by the implementation of Kaizen and are reflected in higher customer satisfaction.
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The Management Commitment and Its Impact on Economic and Competitive Benefits Gained by the Implementation of Kaizen in the Industry: Management Commitment and Its Relation to Economic and Competitive Benefits of Kaizen
Midiala Oropesa (Indigenous Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico), Ricardo Del Risco (University of Camagüey, Cuba), Roberto Pérez (University of Holguin, Cuba), and Jesús M. Lara (Indigenous Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0130-5.ch020
Abstract
This chapter provides an analysis of the effect of management commitment as a critical success factor Kaizen, on the economic and competitive benefits obtained by implementing the same in industrial enterprises during their planning stage is presented. To collect information apply 423 questionnaires distributed to 68 companies in the states of Tabasco, Sinaloa and Chihuahua in Mexico. The partial least squares method was used with the software WarpPLS 4.0 software to develop a model of structural equations that explain such effects. The results show that when there is a high management commitment, this impacts on the economic and competitive benefits to companies directly and positiva.Como result of this study is shown in a tangible way, the impact of a certain critical success factor Kaizen, the benefits of implementing it, essential to their sustainability over time element.
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