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Rio Tinto on Lean Manufacturing in the Mining Sector

Sam Walsh AO, Executive Director of Rio Tinto gave a keynote address on lean mining at the 40th Anniversary of the establishment of the Australian and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan. Sam talked about his own background with Japan and Rio Tinto’s iron ore business and discussed how his previous 20-year experience in the automotive industry and lessons learned from lean manufacturing have been critical to Rio Tinto’s mining operations.

Lean Japan Tour – Immersed in World-Class Manufacturing

The Lean Japan Tour has been an annual initiative of Shinka Management, with support from the Australian Industry Group, since 2007. It is a fully arranged opportunity to experience first-hand the world-class application of lean thinking at some of Japan’s key manufacturers. Generous time is allocated for open-topic discussions with managers of these companies, allowing participants to uncover how the Japanese have approached sustained productivity improvement efforts successfully over many years.

Rethinking Japan as a Key Market for Australian Industry

Since establishing formal Australia-Japan trade relations through the 1957 signing of the Agreement on Commerce, Australian exporters have enjoyed a rewarding relationship with Japan. Australian exporters are, however, at risk of forgetting this loyal partner market as the focus shifts to rapidly developing China and its large population. For the best part of four decades, Japan has been Australia’s most important export market, and just because there is a new player in town does not mean that Japan is any less attractive.

FOODEX JAPAN 2013 – Il 38° Salone Internazionale degli Alimenti e delle Bevande

FOODEX JAPAN è la più grande fiera del settore alimentare e delle bevande in Asia. Dal 1976, offre agli espositori l’opportunità di promuovere i loro prodotti nei mercati asiatici in espansione. Nel 2012, FOODEX JAPAN ha visto passare quasi 74.000 visitatori in quattro giorni. Oltre il 10% dei visitatori proveniva dall’estero e gli espositori provenivano da 73 paesi e regioni. La fiera si tiene presso il Makuhari Messe, vicino a Tokyo e all’aeroporto di Narita.