KazAID and JICA organised a seminar on management for entrepreneurs of Uzbekistan, DKnews.kz reports.
Kazakhstan Agency of International Development “KazAID” held a two-day seminar “Introduction to Kaizen” aimed at familiarizing with the Japanese management method.
Kaizen is one of the key management concepts in Japan, based on continuous improvement of all production processes. Key elements of kaizen include teamwork, personal discipline, maintaining morale through motivation and brainstorming groups to share ideas between staff members at different levels.
The speaker from Kazakhstan was Lean Production Consultant and Toyota Production System expert from the National Volunteer Network, Nursultan Nurmukhanov, who shared his experience. The seminar was a valuable experience for the small and medium-sized enterprise representatives, contributed to strengthening sustainable development in the region and created a platform for sharing experience with Central Asian entrepreneurs.
This seminar was conducted free of charge for the participants thanks to the support from KazAID and JICA.
The seminar was organised by KazAID together with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) with the support of the Kazakhstan-Japan Center for Human Development (KJC) and the Uzbekistan-Japan Center for Human Development (UJC).
