إستراتيجية كايزن اليابانية ودورها في تحسين جودة الحياة الوظيفية

Abstract

The study aims to indentify one of the entrances to improvement, which is the japanese model known as kaizen, and its contribution to improving the quality of working life at toyota, for this purpose, the analytical discriptive approach was used to both the kaizen strqtegy and quality of work life. The study reached a set of results showing the contribution of the kaizen strategy to improving the quality of working life at toyota, the most important of which are:  The use of the (5s) method, which leads to arranging and organizing the work environment according to a systematic method, contributes greatly to improving the quality of working life, by making the work environment safer and more organized.  Following the Gemba Kaizen methodology allows leaders to deal well with workers and cooperate with them to solve problems.  Involving workers in mprovement processes and providing them with opportunities for creativity and innovation increases their motivation and raises their morale.  Smal improvements and simpel development in one aspect of working life and continuing on it for a while, is much easier and better than making a big radical change, yielding positive results that are reflected in all aspects of working life and the lives of employees.