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Continuous Improvement - Development with Time
| International Journal of Computer Applications |
| Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
| Volume 108 - Number 8 |
| Year of Publication: 2014 |
| Authors: Mashael Ali Haddas, Mona Hasan Asiri, Reham Faya Mukhalid, Salha Saeed Alahmari, Shatha Ali Al-qathtani, Syed Hamid Hasan |
10.5120/18935-0360
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Mashael Ali Haddas, Mona Hasan Asiri, Reham Faya Mukhalid, Salha Saeed Alahmari, Shatha Ali Al-qathtani, Syed Hamid Hasan . Continuous Improvement - Development with Time. International Journal of Computer Applications. 108, 8 ( December 2014), 35-39. DOI=10.5120/18935-0360
Abstract
This paper aims at providing an overview of the evolution, current research and the history of continuous improvement over time through reviewing the literature extensively. The paper covers the inception of continuous improvement and its evolution into today's worlds sophisticated methodologies. The research covers the well known programs of continuous improvement if not covering the entire plethora of the past and the present. It also covers the various tools used by the organizations for addressing the need of continuous improvement and thus may serve the purpose of reference for people who wish to pursue the field of continuous improvement and wants to know its development form its historical form to its modern day avatar. The paper is written in the form of a General review
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