Mauritania wants Kaizen. Yes, this famous Japanese method of continuous improvement, born in the Toyota factories, which arrives today in Nouakchott as a caravan loaded with excellence made in Tunisia.
According to a press release published by the Tunisian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy on its Facebook pagea high -level Mauritanian delegation has crisscrossed Tunisia: technical centers, workshops, businesses … In short, an industrial marathon to admire how, with us, we managed to bring productivity from 43 to 57 % and the quality of 40 to 60 %. Round, well -polite figures, which would even make UN statisticians blush.
The Tunisian miracle in exportable kit
Tunisia, with its partnership with JICA (Japanese cooperation, not confused with JENGA), therefore formed a hundred experts, coached 200 companies and produces such a powerful model that we still wonder why our local factories resemble makeshift workshops. But let’s not quibble: what matters is that The Tunisian miracle is now available for exportwrapped in “south-south” paper.
Mauritania, seduced, wants two things:
- Kaizen for its factories : History that Mauritanian productivity takes off faster than a Nouakchott Airbus.
- Kaizen for his youth : Because there is nothing better than teaching students the secrets of continuous improvement, even before they find a first job … which, by the way, remains to be created.
Meanwhile, with us …
While Tunisian Kaizen is now shared with other countries, some local businesses continue to take up challenges related to energy, markets and financing. This does not prevent Tunisia from presenting its experience as an international efficiency and industrial performance model.
The ministerial post ends in apotheosis: Tunisia wants to share its experience with all of Africa. Just that. At this rate, we should soon see Kaizen in Bamako’s hairdressing salons, Dakar’s service stations and, why not, the stalls of Nouadhibou.
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