Press LATAM | Using Lean Methods to Avoid Common Mistakes in Retail Sales
A Chilean expert in lean management discusses the key to more efficient and customer-focused retail operations.
Juan is a lean consultant based in Italy, supporting European and MENA manufacturing within automotive, FMCG, pharma and mining companies. His lean manufacturing development stems from over a decade of experience in DENSO, a first-tier supplier to Toyota, where he held departmental management roles in Process Engineering, Process Development/NPI, and Production Engineering.
Portal Red Salud | Contribution of the Lean Management Methodology to the Health Sector
Generating an awareness of “zero errors” is one of the main tasks that the lean method seeks to integrate into health care facilities.
Revista Emprende | Software Helps Companies Reduce Time and Costs by 40%
OTRS10, developed in conjunction with Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan, offers an efficient and accurate approach to time and motion studies.
Technology within Kaizen
Nowadays, there are countless technological means available to organizations so that they can manage, carry out, follow up, and improve their processes at all levels. However, investment in technology does not always guarantee the success expected by the organization, or even worse, sometimes hinders its operations and development.
Lean Implementation is NOT the Goal
Nowadays, all good results obtained in terms of safety, quality, productivity and delivery seems to be linked to lean implementation. Whilst the implementation of lean methodologies has positive potential, there are a large number of companies that fail to establish a lean culture. This article explores the purpose of lean transformation and how it impacts organizations that set out on a lean implementation journey.
Mario Sawada – Consultant – Japanese Translation and Interpreting
Mario supports our Latin America team with Japanese-Spanish interpreting of seminars, lectures, trainings and Lean Japan Tours in Spanish. Mario has more than 15 years experience interpreting within both government and private sectors, with a strong focus on industrial engineering-related topics.
Mike Miller – Senior Consultant
Mike is a senior consultant with expertise in the Toyota Production System, quality and safety improvement methodology.
Santiago Ron – Senior Consultant
Santiago is an expert in implementing operational excellence programs and digital transformation projects within retail and financial services companies, with excellent results achieving resource efficiency and impact on customer experience.