@article{2018,title={INVESTIGATION ON THE LEVEL OF APPLICABILITY OF KAIZEN COST METHOD IN PRODUCTION COMPANIES IN ANTALYA ORGANIZED INDUSTRIAL ZONE},abstractNode={In today’s market circumstances to get competitive advantages companies tend to minimize their production costs. In this sense traditional cost management techniques have been insufficient and modern cost management techniques fill this gap. So companies adopt these modern cost management techniques in their production process for this purpose. The kaizen cost method, which is one of the modern cost management techniques, is a technique that enables to produce more qualified products at a lower cost. Kaizen refers to continuous improvement in performance, cost and quality. Adopting kaizen cost method is not only reduces the cost of production but also gives companies competitive advantages. The purpose of this study to determine applicability level of kaizen cost method in Antalya Organized Industrial Zone by using survey method which has been applied to 67 companies. Datas obtained via surveys were analyzed with SPSS 20.0 package software. According to the results which were obtained, the essential requirement for the companies to implement kaizen cost method is to see the pre-sent situation inadequate and aiming to reach a better state from present. In addition, in order to implement kaizen cost method at companies, this method must be applied by all employees of companies with team work.},author={Adile AKTAR-- Osman AKIN - Osman Kürşat ONAT},year={2018},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science}}