Continuous Improvement: Quality Control Circles in Japanese Industry

analysis average basic become behavior building circles communication companies concept conferences continuous cost culture decision defined departments described developed discussed effect effort employees established evaluation example existence expected explain factors figure formal formal organization function give given goals human humanware ideas implementation important improvement included increased indicates industry introduced involved Japan Japanese QCC Kanji labor leading major manufacturing means measured meetings ment methods middle managers motivation movement objectives operating organization participation performance presented principles problems production push QCC activity QCC promotion quality control quantity question reasons relations role rules selection situation social standards started steel structure style suggestions survey Table task term themes tion top management unions unit usually variables Western workers workshop