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Energy Manager is “Key Person” for achieving the E-C activity in a factory/building

After the world war2^nd, large enterprises trained engineers as energy managers to use the energy efficiently. At the occasion of the oil crises, the government gave the authority to them by the Energy Conservation Law.

TQM and Sho-shudan activity
Key persons: Top management, Energy manager, Sho-shudan leader

Energy is used everywhere. Energy is used by everybody. → suitable for TQM Utilization of workers' ability (incentives for workers and top-management) → Sho-shudan

TQM and Kaizen by Sho-shudan activity are very popular in Japanese enterprises/factories.
( Sho-shudan activity is generally included in TQM. )

Typical example of TQM and Sho-shudan in Japan
Example of energy conservation promotion committee
(Fukui Spinning Co., Ltd.)

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