Lean Management System – LEVEL 2 – Japan Study Tour
12 – 20 November 2022 – LEVEL 2
Due to new covid restrictions we can advise on flights but not book on your behalf, pricing has been adjusted accordingly.
Join the leading Lean Training Programme in Japan this November to experience Level 2 of the Lean Management System
We are proud to offer you this unique opportunity to gain practical knowledge and experience studying with Toyota gurus for one whole week in Japan.
The Leadership System week is naturally succeeding the Production System course, by plunging into the elements that makes the production system run and develop. Here we try to answer the HOW and WHY!
“Extremely valuable training for me as a manager. This week gave me a boost to inspire and support my company further in the Lean journey. I didn’t realize how much I could actually influence the result!” Workshop Manager, Sandvik Materials Technology
To read about Toyota Kata or Lean Leadership is one thing but to really learn HOW the leaders work in daily business from shop floor to top management is another thing. What do management of people, quality, cost and delivery really imply? The purpose is to understand how leaders in Lean organizations act, both operationally and strategically. You will be guided by managers with at least 30 years of TPS experience for five intensive days of discussions, Gemba
visits and workshops, ending with a common conclusion and YWT. You will find numerous references and inspiration to continuous improvements directly applicable to your business back home. During the week in Japan, we will also find the time to enjoy Japanese culture, food and points of interest.
Study Tour Package Includes:
- Workshops and seminars
- Study visits
- Hotel Accommodation for the entire duration of the study visit
- Local transfers in Japan
- Full board Sunday – Friday
- Farewell dinner
Costs & To Book
- £6,750 plus VAT, due to new covid restrictions we can advise on flights but not book on your behalf, pricing has been adjusted accordingly.
- Onsite Host Companies: 10% Discount on all Bookings
- Group Discount: 10% Discount on 4 or more places
Need Help or Advice?
To book or for more Information:
- Email: info@sapartners.com
- www.sapartners.com/events
- Telephone: +44 (0) 23 9246 8978
For full terms and conditions and for details of our Company Insurance Policy please do contact us.
Any questions regarding the training, the travel to or within Japan – please do give us a call on +44 (0) 23 9246 8978.
The study tour is being delivered by SA Partners LLP and Onsite Insights in partnership with C2U Group.
The training week will provide an invaluable insight into lean thinking. You will see it in action at Toyota and other leading-edge companies, where it originated and has matured over the last 100 years.
Learn the original thinking directly from former senior executives at Gifu Autobody, a Toyota-owned minivan manufacturer. The Japanese sensei’s
(guru’s) will only teach based on real experience.
Time will be divided between the classroom, Gemba and practical workshops. The tour starts in the Nagoya region and ends in Tokyo, going from countryside to one of the largest cities in the world.
Day 1
Departure Europe
We depart from Europe and fly to Nagoya, Japan.
Day 2
Arrival and Tour Opening
Pick up/arrival in Nagoya and since it is a Sunday, we will take the opportunity to recover from jet lag and relax after the long flight by visiting the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology where we also will have lunch. In the museum we can follow the Japanese industrial history from looms to robotics. After the visit we take the bus to travel to the destination of
the day, Kakamigahara, where we will stay until Friday. The day ends
with a common dinner and introduction of the week.
Day 3
Classroom Training
The first day of training introduces the Production System by our host for the week. A Japanese senior manager will lead us through Toyota Production System from a manager perspective. From values, mindset to specific tools and methods. This session will prepare the group in what we can expect from the study visits, from the practice and from the following sessions. Your overall
picture of the production system will be confirmed or completed. In the afternoon we go for a first study visit, guided by our sensei. Q&A.
Group dinner will follow.
Day 4
Plant Tour and more Training
Next day, we continue to dig deeper into aspects of the production system and the Toyota way of managing and leading. How are all the puzzle pieces connected? How is Kaizen work organized and performed? Etc. After lunch, we go for another study visit and if time allows, we will also end with a visit to a traditional knife maker. Group dinner will follow.
Day 5
Training
The fifth day we spend in the Training Center where Toyota train their own people. We will increase our knowledge of Kanban when the group take part in a Kanban Role Play and we will train in how to perform a productivity improvement task following the Toyota methods. Group dinner will follow.
Day 6
Study Visit and further Training
The sixth day will start with a study visit before spending the rest of the day with a final Q&A and concluding the learnings for the week. Presentation by all participants. Followed by our group dinner.
Day 7
Conclusion
The last day ends with a study visit. We do final reflections before we board the bullet train that will take us to Tokyo. Free evening in Tokyo.
Day 8
Sightseeing Day in Tokyo
You will end the tour with a Free day in Tokyo where we will support you with travel advice and sightseeing recommendations. This will be followed up by a team farewell dinner.
Day 9
Departure from Tokyo
We have an extensive network of world class companies and for more than 10 years have been bringing managers to Japan. Our host sites embody World Class Manufacturing and include:
- Toyota Motors
- Denso
- Calbee Foods
- Asahi Breweries
- Sekisui Heim
- Gifu Autobody
- Nissan Motors
- Ishii Food Corp.
- Asahi Motors
- Mitsubishi Electric
- Mazak
- Pfizer
- UD Trucks
- Honda
- Yamaha Marine
- Mizawa Home
- Suzuki
- Isuzu Tokai
To find out more, you can email Ailsa Carson.