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Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise: Developing Competitive Capabilities and Managing Profit. 2006. Thomas L. Jackson. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 205 pages.
Hoshin Kanri, or policy deployment, refers to the identification of competitive priorities or strategic goals and their translation into operational goals. Its main objective is to align strategic and operational goals to ensure sustained business success. Hoshin Kanri is at the heart of a successful strategy, as it guides continuous improvement, allowing for the integration and coordination of concepts such as total quality management (TQM), lean, and Six Sigma toward the creation of unique capabilities. Yet, despite its importance, literature focusing primarily on this topic is scarce.
Thomas L. Jackson introduces Hoshin Kanri as a set of seven...