Kaizen is a Japanese term meaning "change for the better" or "continuous improvement." It is a Japanese business philosophy regarding the processes that continuously improve operations and involve all employees. Kaizen sees improvement in productivity as a gradual and methodical process.   The concept of kaizen encompasses a wide range of ideas. It involves making the work environment more efficient and effective by creating a team atmosphere, improving everyday procedures, ensuring employee satisfaction, and making a job more fulfilling, less tiring, and safer.

Kaizen is the process of continuous improvement over time. Quite simply, organizations who follow Kaizen believe in “one-time” or “step by step improvement” of their processes. As a result, they might not complete a task in one go but instead do step by step improvement of the said task and continually improve in small manners.

The Concept originated from Japan and is a Japanese term which means “Change is Good”. Basically, the philosophy states that bringing small changes from time to time can result in a huge and positive change for the organization. Due to this philosophy, many Japanese firms are known to have one of the best productivity in the whole world.