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…
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
During my bachelor’s degree I studied TPS and lean extensively but having the theoretical knowledge is very different to actually seeing it and getting the chance to implement it in the practical center. I have enjoyed my time during the tour and learned a lot about how TPS is actually implemented. The tour was very…
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Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Shinka Management Lean Japan Tour was a truly eye-opening experience, offering valuable insights into Lean strategies and broader team-building skills. As someone early in my leadership journey, I found the experience particularly impactful. I would highly recommend this tour not only to experienced managers, but also to emerging leaders. I look forward to applying…
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Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
Dear Paul, Thank you for the nice experience you and your team were able to provide me! It has been a very professional tour and even more a very nice human connection with you and Eri. You have built a nice team that makes people’s lives change! Ciao, Maurizio
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Auckland, New Zealand
The fact that you can go past all the books and see the Toyota Production System in action first hand is fantastic. It is not sold in a complicated form by those involved but rather the opposite. The training room was found to be hands on and simple allowing us to touch and feel examples…
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
The program was well organised and structured. The whole Shinka team were amazing and very accommodating. To be honest I was not certain that lean was the right fit for our business. But the refresher in Japan has opened up my eyes as to how it can be practically applied. The lean tour has prompted…
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