Does the Kaizen philosophy prevent auto problems?
Most people have heard of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” but not everyone has a motorcycles or the time to meditate on maintaining one. However, most people do have cars, and diagnosing car trouble and other auto problems can seem as foreign to most people as Eastern philosophy. But what if there was an Eastern philosophy that could help you diagnose car problems and prevent car trouble? Some people think there is. The word Kaizen means improvement in Japanese, and the Kaizen philosophy, which focuses on continuous improvement in all areas, is the basis for some of the success of Japanese car companies. Appling some of its precepts to how you maintain your own car may help you avoid common problems. Using an Eastern philosophy to prevent car trouble doesn’t mean you should start doing yoga on the hood of your car (not that there’s anything wrong with that). The Kaizen philosophy focuses on making constant improvements to quality by identifying and eliminating waste. It tu
