... Kaizen Learning organizations Production systems TQM The ability to learn will be an essential core competence of the competitive firm in the future. Companies are moving more and more towards learning organizations. The idea of improving performance through learning is an essential component...

... of the equipment. Effectiveness Efficiency Kaizen Manufacturing Total productive maintenance Recent trends indicate that, in general, systems are increasing in complexity with the introduction of new technologies, are not meeting customer expectations in terms of performance and effectiveness...