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
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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Stuart Baak, Regional Manufacturing Excellence Manager
Lion
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Shinka lean study mission of Japan offers participants an opportunity to see what is possible in undertaking world class manufacturing. The insights that are possible on tours like this can really challenge what you think are the real key…
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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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Andreas Parpan, Vice President Operations China
Rieter (China) Textile Instruments
Changzhou, China
Changzhou, China
Together with Shinka Management, Rieter China reached a new level of lean production capability. Through site workshops and on-site support we could develop our staff with the latest lean methodologies. The direct link between theory and practice was the main…
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Thomas Blanc, Continuous Improvement Engineer
Liebherr Group
Bulle, Fribourg, Switzerland
Bulle, Fribourg, Switzerland
I’m back from Japan where I visited one of Toyota’s final assembly line and several Toyota suppliers. After my China industrial tour in 2018, I was really impressed by the lean manufacturing study tour organized by Shinka Management. The tour…
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Kevin Wong, Senior Technical Program Manager
Amazon Devices
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Shinka Management staff were professional from interpretation, to detailed trip arrangements, to leading the factory tour and catalyzing the thinking and discussion.
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Jeremy Hawkes, Managing Director
Bowhill Engineering
Bowhill, South Australia, Australia
Bowhill, South Australia, Australia
Paul and Ben from Shinka Management need to be commended for the tour that they ran in Japan. The experience has enlightened and energised me to intensify the lean efforts within our organisation. The tour was packed full of knowledge…
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Mohammed AlDubaeye, CEO
Riyadh Food Industries
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The Lean Japan Tour was well organized and full of passion, knowledge and hands-on practice. I was glad to join the program. Thanks a lot to the Shinka Management team.
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Shrikant Raut, Senior Manager – Maintenance
Duroshox
Sanaswadi, Maharashtra, India
Sanaswadi, Maharashtra, India
I am deeply grateful to Shinka Management, and to Paul, Eri and Ichi, for an outstanding Lean Japan Tour experience. Their expertise and hospitality made the journey both educational and enjoyable. The insights gained from visiting world-class lean organizations were…
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Dr Omar Naguib Abd Elaziz, Vice President of Operations
Al Khafji National Hospital
Khafji, Saudi Arabia
Khafji, Saudi Arabia
As I have had a previous unpleasant experience with lean training, I was worried about how much I could gain from this tour. At the end of this magnificent experience I can confirm that Shinka Management has exceeded my expectations.…
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Robert Lloyd, Business Adviser
Australian Industry Group
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
I attended the tour in 2011 and found the whole experience very useful to build on my understanding of Lean Manufacturing. For those having a reasonable understanding of Lean this tour shows in detail the gap that Australia experiences to…
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Herry Wiputra, Head of Technology – Customer Systems
REA Group
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
I thoroughly enjoyed my time on the November 2013 tour. I learned so much about Japanese culture and TPS. Despite coming from the IT industry, I was able to gain valuable insights on the philosophy and principles of Lean that…
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