Monozukuri: Literally mono= 'thing' and zukuri (tsukuru) 'process of making';
-> the process of making or creating things.
But the literal translation does not convey the real connotation of monozukuri.
The word has an more intense meaning; monozukuri is about having a state of mind, the spirit to produce not only excellent products but also have the the ability to constantly improve the production system and its processes.
Read more:
http://www.aots.or.jp/eng/magazine/pdf/182/3-KENSHU_182.pdfProfessor Takahiro Fujimoto (Manufacturing Management Research Center, University of Tokyo) has defined monozukuri as
“the duplication of design data into a material.” or the "art, science and craft of making things."
