Paul Smith – Director
Paul specialises in lean management, process analysis and optimisation, and continuous improvement practices. Paul received his training in lean management…
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Our industry-leading team of lean management consultants has experience implementing and supporting lean cultures in over 70 countries. Our focus is on practical, implementable and sustainable solutions for improving industry productivity.
The Shinka Management team operates from several bases globally. The team includes Japanese veteran factory managers from Toyota Motor Corporation and multilingual senior consultants with Japanese industry experience. Learn more about our team below.
Ben Sparrow – Director
Ben is a lean management consultant with Japanese proficiency and thirteen years experience in the transfer of Japanese lean management…
Akinori Hyodo | Senior Consultant – TPS Lean Sensei
Akinori is a leading Toyota Production System consultant and lean sensei with a 40-year career with Toyota Japan. Akinori is…
Kazumasa Hattori – Senior Consultant
Kazumasa is a veteran Toyota Production System leader and hands-on lean practitioner with a solid career history at Toyota Japan.…
Hiroya Yamashita – Senior Consultant
Hiroya is an experienced Toyota Production System consultant and kaizen sensei with a career spanning four decades with Toyota Japan.…
Tatsuya Kaji – Senior Consultant
Kaji Sensei is a veteran Toyota Production System leader and logistics expert with a career spanning over three decades with…
Eri Dennis – Consultant – Japanese Translation and Interpreting
Eri supports our Australian and Japanese clients with market entry, localisation, Japanese translation and interpreting, with more than 10 years…