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The philosophy of kaizen is derived from the Toyota Production System (TPS). In Japanese kaizen means "continuous improvements" or "change for the betterment”. During the economic crises in the 1980s and 1990s Japanese companies survived, mainly thanks to the adaptation of kaizen philosophy. The use of kaizen philosophy does not require large capital investment compared to other innovative solutions. After 1990s many Japanese companies started locating their manufacturing sites in Poland. Currently in Poland there are 254 companies with the participation of Japanese capital, including 72 manufacturing companies (according to JETRO - Japan External Trade Organization). The main purpose of the paper is to analyze how kaizen philosophy works in Japanese manufacturing company located in Poland on the basis of Daicel Safety Systems. In order to obtain the aim the authors have conducted a survey among employees and analyzed the ideas (projects) which were implemented on the basis of kaizen philosophy in the company.
Keywords: Kaizen, Toyota Production System, Japanese manufacturing company© This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.