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
Carmel Burton, General Manager – Supply Chain
Timberlink Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Shinka Lean Management Tour was a great experience, with group members from across the globe. A combination of classroom, hands-on and site visit learning provided good insight into lean principles. The tour was very well organised, ran smoothly and…
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Redwan Kayal, Founder & Managing Director
Contemporary Foods
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Having completed several graduate courses in lean production and management during my MSc in Industrial Engineering, I was no stranger to the principles and theories that underpin this field. However, the opportunity to embark on the Lean Japan Tour with…
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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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William Dong, Senior Manager
Amazon
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
This is a great lean tour! Through the week together we have participated in visits to local companies, classroom sessions and hands on exercises. It’s impressive to see how the Toyota Way is really working efficiently and effectively. The organizers…
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Alexandre Belkanichi, Operations Manager
Airbus
Toulouse, France
Toulouse, France
Amazing Tour. Great experience to see and share with Japanese managers. I learned a lot about their culture, their way to think, to work and to improve by themselves. Great moments during training and after work. Thanks a lot. We…
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Joanne Tuazon, Neonatal ICU Nurse
University of Maryland Medical Center
Towson, Maryland, United States
Towson, Maryland, United States
The whole experience of the lean tour was excellent. I learned so much over the past week and all of my previous knowledge of lean was reinforced. Not only did I learn about lean management but I was also impressed…
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Luciano Carbonell, Engineer
Escorial
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The tour program has been an amazing experience and delivered in the best possible way. It has provided a great picture of what Japanese culture is in all areas (work, transport, life, etc.) and across different environments and scenarios. The…
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Lee Baines, Business Advisor & Manager Best Practice Unit
Department of Industry, Australian Government
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Businesses need every weapon at their disposal to help compete in a global market. This tour opens up more ideas and opportunities and is highly recommended to manufacturers, engineering or service related industries. Everyone can learn something on this tour!…
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Terry Glover, Production Manager
KS Metal Fabrication
Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Wow. What a great experience not just from a learning perspective but also a great cultural experience as well. From the start the group came together really well. It was a perfect mix of practical and theory, and to gain…
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Sophie Chen, Factory Material Quality Manager
Amazon
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
The training schedule is very tight and efficient, the class room training was practical and led by an experienced teacher from Toyota, and the tour visits covered a wide range of industries including car manufacturing, parts processing and healthcare.
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Andrew Hutchinson, Vice President – Technology Development
Thomas Electronics
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
This tour was recommended to me by our VP Operations who undertook the tour the previous year. Both Ben and Paul provided an excellent tour of the Japanese manufacturing industry and the program was both well run and highly focused…
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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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