Kaizen (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Kaizen" in English language version.

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"Kaizen Isn't Six Sigma in its Origin, but Through Adoption". 24 September 2017.
"Kaizen Isn't Six Sigma in its Origin, but Through Adoption". 24 September 2017.
"Five Reasons to Implement Kaizen in Non-Manufacturing". 6sigma.us. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

Imai, Masaaki (1986). Kaizen: The Key to Japan's Competitive Success. New York: Random House.

bdc.ca (Global: low place; English: low place)

"What is the Kaizen process?". 12 October 2021.
"What is the Kaizen process?". 12 October 2021.

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Furterer, Sandra L.; Wood, Douglas C. (25 January 2021). The ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Handbook. Quality Press. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-951058-07-4. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
Tozawa, Bunji; Japan Human Relations Association (1995). The improvement engine: creativity & innovation through employee involvement: the Kaizen teian system. Productivity Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-56327-010-9. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
Laraia, Anthony C.; Patricia E. Moody; Robert W. Hall (1999). The Kaizen Blitz: accelerating breakthroughs in productivity and performance. John Wiley and Sons. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-471-24648-0. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
Hamel, Mark (2010). Kaizen Event Fieldbook: Foundation, Framework, and Standard Work for Effective Events. Society Of Manufacturing Engineers. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-87263-863-1. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

bulsuk.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Taking the First Step with PDCA". 2 February 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
"An Introduction to 5-Why". 2 April 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2011.

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柊, 紫乃; 上總, 康行 (2016). "生産現場の改善と原価計算" [Cost Accounting for Gemba Kaizen on the Shop Floor]. The Journal of Cost Accounting Research (in Japanese). 40 (2): 72–86. doi:10.20747/jcar.40.2_72. ISSN 1349-6530 – via J-STAGE.

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"The 5 Whys and 5 Hows – When Clarity Is Just Two Questions Away". Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

homejapan.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Debunked: "kaizen = Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement"". Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2009.

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Bouchereau, Fabrice (February 2017). "Adding kaizen to your kanban" (PDF). ISE: Industrial & Systems Engineering at Work. Vol. 49, no. 2. pp. 37–42. Retrieved 18 February 2025.

isixsigma.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Determine the Root Cause:5 Whys". iSixSigma. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

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柊, 紫乃; 上總, 康行 (2016). "生産現場の改善と原価計算" [Cost Accounting for Gemba Kaizen on the Shop Floor]. The Journal of Cost Accounting Research (in Japanese). 40 (2): 72–86. doi:10.20747/jcar.40.2_72. ISSN 1349-6530 – via J-STAGE.

khenda.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"What is Quick Kaizen and How is it Implemented?". Khenda Blog. Khenda. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2025.

kotobank.jp (Global: 178^th place; English: 1,337^th place)

字通, デジタル大辞泉,精選版日本国語大辞典,普及版. "改善(カイゼン)とは？意味や使い方". コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

kotobasta.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"What is "kaizen"? Explaining the meaning, example sentences, pronunciation, and origin!" (in Japanese). 17 August 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2025.

lehrerfreund.de (Global: low place; English: low place)

"W-questions: Worksheet". Lehrerfreund.de. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

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"A never-ending journey of kaizen". 5 July 2020.

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Hagen, Stefan (28 December 2006). "6 W-questions". Project management blog. Pm-Blog.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

reliableplant.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Trout, Jonathan. "Kaizen: What It Is and How to Use It". Reliable Plant. Retrieved 18 February 2025.

roioverload.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Clary, Scott Douglas (27 July 2019). "Kaizen, Mastering Eastern Business Philosophy". ROI Overload. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

theglobeandmail.com (Global: 336^th place; English: 179^th place)

"Opinion: How Toyota strayed from the quality-control path and lost its way". The Globe and Mail. 16 March 2010.

uni-oldenburg.de (Global: low place; English: low place)

psychologie.uni-oldenburg.de

Nickel, Peter. "Work analysis, evaluation and design (Lecture)" (PDF). Uni-Oldenburg.de. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

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"Debunked: "kaizen = Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement"". Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
"The 5 Whys and 5 Hows – When Clarity Is Just Two Questions Away". Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

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柊, 紫乃; 上總, 康行 (2016). "生産現場の改善と原価計算" [Cost Accounting for Gemba Kaizen on the Shop Floor]. The Journal of Cost Accounting Research (in Japanese). 40 (2): 72–86. doi:10.20747/jcar.40.2_72. ISSN 1349-6530 – via J-STAGE.