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GEMBA (or GENBA)

Long Description: 

A Japanese word that literally means "the Real Place". Used in the context of KAIZEN, Gemba usually refers to the shop floor or to the place where the Core Process is going on. In a broader sense, Gemba refers to any place in a company where work is being performed; thus one may have an engineering gemba, a sales gemba, an accounting gemba, etc.

Term Language: en.

Type of term: Definition

Term: GEMBA (or GENBA)

Alternative Terms: GEMBA, or GENBA

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