Lean Tour to Japan – May 2015 – Shinka Management
The Australian Industry Group Lean Japan Tour will visit Tokyo and Nagoya in May 2015
The May 2015 Australian Industry Group Lean Japan Tour will be held on Sunday 17th through Saturday 23rd of May. The lean study tour will include lean management seminars, lean training and visits to several companies for discussions with senior management and factory visits.
For further details of the tour and a list of factories that we visit see our lean tour page.
Contact us to express your interest in participating or complete the registration form to sign up now.
Early-bird registration closes 14th February 2015.
The May tour is targeted at companies operating in Oceania. For companies operating in other geographies, please consider the July 2015 Kaizen Tour.
Example Itinerary (subject to change)
Sunday: Arrive Tokyo Narita
- Tokyo sightseeing
- Evening briefing and dinner
- Japanese Business Etiquette
Monday: Briefing and Factory Visit
- Food and beverage factory visit (TBC)
- Latest manufacturing trends
Tuesday: Nagoya – Site Visits & Training
- Toyota seat track plant visit
- Pressed component plant visit
Wednesday: Nagoya – Site Visits & Training
- Toyota pressed components supplier
- Toyota Production System Training
Thursday: Nagoya – Site Visits
- Metal One Isuzu factory visit
- Factory visit (TBC)
Friday: Tokyo – Site Visit & Debriefing
- Food and beverage factory visit (TBC)
- Time study and work sampling seminar
- Review Session
Saturday: Tokyo – Recovery
- Tokyo Sightseeing (Akasaka and Akihabara)
- Departure from Narita Airport
Learn more about our lean study missions
The Lean Japan Tour is Shinka Management’s flagship lean professional development program. For further detail about our lean study missions, see the Lean Japan Tour page, or read more about past participants’ Lean Mission Testimonials.
What our tour participants have said…
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 firsthand in the manufacturing industry and even more so in the healthcare industry. It is…
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A great tour. Having spent over 20 years in manufacturing I now understand the true meaning of Kaizen.
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Karachi, Pakistan
I wanted to express my appreciation for the incredible Lean Japan Tour experience. I am grateful for the hospitality and support Shinka Management provided. Your guidance on Japanese Business Etiquette was invaluable. I am not aware of any training consultants who pay such meticulous attention to details. Your warm and welcoming approach created an excellent…
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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 success factors for implementation and enhance the chance of success in your own journey.
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I am now back in the office in rainy Seattle and wanted to say a huge thank you, once again for making the lean tour such an enjoyable learning experience. There are so many valuable learnings and enriching experiences that I am looking forward to sharing with my team and colleagues here in the coming days. I…
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