Why Are There So Many Different Continuous Improvement Models?: A Reflection of Practice

This article examines the implementation of continuous improvement patterns and the various continuousimprovement(CI)modelsusedinanorganization.Despitethesizeofanorganization,the goalistoachievethemaximumprofitbypursuingcontinuousimprovement.Therearecertainmodels andtheoriesusedinorganizationsforthisreason,whichincludetotalqualitymanagement,business processre-engineering,SixSigma,andLeanmanufacturingmethodology.Thesemodelsarenotonly concernedwithcustomerretentionandprofitmaximization,buttheyarealsoequallyeffectiveforthe employee’swellbeing.Differentmethodologiesusedincontinuousimprovementprocesseswillhelp industrialengineerssimplifycomplextasksbyapplyingCItoolstodifferentsituations.However,the keyistounderstandwhattoolsandmodelsareappropriateforeachapplication. KeyWoRDS Continuous Improvement, Industrial Engineering, Lean, Organizations Strategy, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management

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