Exceptional client service is at the heart of our culture at Shinka Management. We partner with our clients to develop their people and processes and to help them implement and sustain a continuous improvement culture based on Japanese management practices.
We are proud to serve customers from over 70 countries, from owner operators to multinational corporations, in a wide variety of industries.
What Our Clients Are Saying About Us
Mohammed Al-Sultan, Projects Consultant
Saudi Industrial Development Fund
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Shinka is offering an outstanding lean tour delivering learning methods in different ways such as site visits at factories, seminars and practical training. Also, as part of the tour, major landmarks are included in the schedule to provide a clear…
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Tariq Alhuthali, Senior Projects Analyst
Saudi Industrial Development Fund
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
I had the privilege of joining the Japan study tour by Shinka Management, and it was an invaluable experience. The tour offered a deep dive into Japan’s manufacturing excellence, focusing on lean production and continuous improvement. The Shinka Management team’s…
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Jodie Hawkes, Director
Bowhill Engineering
Bowhill, South Australia, Australia
Bowhill, South Australia, Australia
A great mix of Japanese Business Etiquette, site visits show-casing lean principles, Japanese Culture and networking with the other members of the group. Both Ben & Paul were professional yet relaxed and friendly. Their relationships with key personnel in strategic…
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Prof. Dr. Christian M. Thurnes, Professor and Trainer
University of Applied Sciences of Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Kaiserslautern, Germany
The Lean Japan Tour was an educational and exciting experience. The Shinka Management team with its impeccable all-round service ensured that the head and heart were free and open the whole time to be able to collect the many impressions.…
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Belinda Clarke, Executive Manager
Build Up Tassie
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Paul Smith and the team at Shinka Management, in particular Eri Dennis, did an incredible job planning and leading our tailored Japan Study Tour in March 2024. Our team of construction and training professionals learnt and more importantly experienced so…
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Joanne Tuazon, Neonatal ICU Nurse
University of Maryland Medical Center
Towson, Maryland, United States
Towson, Maryland, United States
The whole experience of the lean tour was excellent. I learned so much over the past week and all of my previous knowledge of lean was reinforced. Not only did I learn about lean management but I was also impressed…
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Sophie Chen, Factory Material Quality Manager
Amazon
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
The training schedule is very tight and efficient, the class room training was practical and led by an experienced teacher from Toyota, and the tour visits covered a wide range of industries including car manufacturing, parts processing and healthcare.
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Regien De Bleecker, Vice President
Amazon
Cupertino, California, United States
Cupertino, California, United States
Great experience delivered by passionate professionals. The training is well-balanced between real life factory/hospital visits (lean in action), theory (basic concepts, why it makes sense) and exercise (set up your own mini factory line using lean concepts). All of this…
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Luciano Carbonell, Engineer
Escorial
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The tour program has been an amazing experience and delivered in the best possible way. It has provided a great picture of what Japanese culture is in all areas (work, transport, life, etc.) and across different environments and scenarios. The…
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Marcos Gaetani, Director, Country Manager – Argentina
Voith Paper
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Thanks to the support of Shinka Management we were able to move forward in the implementation of Lean Manufacturing. More importantly, we took another step towards the cultural change we want to generate in our company. In this way, our…
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David Cunningham, Performance Manager
Metro Trains Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The whole tour was very professionally undertaken and led. Paul and Ben have to be congratulated for putting together a very informative and very enjoyable experience. The itinerary was excellent and to see from the raw material all the way…
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Ladyline Abad, Associate Director – Ancillary Services
St. Luke's Medical Center
Quezon City, Manila, Philippines
Quezon City, Manila, Philippines
My experience on the Shinka Management Lean Japan Tour was spectacular. Learning more about TQM and Lean Management in the country where almost all industries are implementing these approaches has been surreal. It was also a good experience witnessing these…
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