抄録
Continuous improvement - kaizen is a Japanese concept that could help enterprises eliminate wastes, self-complete, and strengthen company capability. In Vietnam, there are many companies; especially Small and Medium Enterprises have applied Kaizen as a strategy to enhance their performance and management activities. In order to examine how this new concept would be applied for Vietnamese Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), this paper selected special case of Vietnam CNC and Technology Application JSC Joint Stock Company (CNC-VINA) to investigate. The main purpose is to understand benefits and difficulties that company is facing for Kaizen implementation. Firstly, the study summarized the theory of Kaizen. Secondly, the paper analyzed application of kaizen in business context of a Vietnamese MSMEs through specific case of CNC-VINA Joint Stock Company. Furthermore, the author also figured out common problems and recommended solutions for Vietnamese companies who would like to implement successfully Kaizen method.
