A HIGHER DIPLOMA RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING IN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN BASRAH OIL COMPANY:
A higher diploma research in the Department of Business Administration at the College of Administration and Economics at the University of Basrah discussed "The role of strategic planning in achieving continuous improvement according to the Japanese Kaizen strategy, a survey study in Basrah Oil Company" 
The research of the student Ahmed Zaki Dawood, the role of strategic planning in improving the performance of operations within Basrah Oil Company through the application of the Japanese Kaizen strategy, which is based on the gradual development of performance in productivity.
The research aims to achieve the goals of sustainable development through the use of modern strategies in the company's performance. 
The research concluded that the integration between strategic planning and continuous improvement can contribute to achieving the competitiveness of the South Oil Company.
The study recommended the necessity of integrating continuous improvement with modern management trends.