Definitions for "Hoshin Kanri"
Ship in a storm going in the right direction; shining needle; strategic policy deployment; a powerful strategic planning system developed in Japan in the 1960's. Also known as Hoshin Planning and Policy Management
Hoshin Kanri is a corporate-wide management approach that combines strategic management and operational management by linking the achievement of top management goals with daily management at an operational level. It is particularly associated with change management.
A Japanese approach to policy deployment that aims to integrate an entire organisation's daily activities with it long term goals.