Shingo

Shingo Discover Excellence @ UTA, Utah, USA

Location
UTA, Salt Lake City, Utah
Fee
$1,350
Event Start
08:00,
2nd September, 2026
Event End
17:00,
3rd September, 2026

This 2 Day face-to-face Shingo Discover Excellence workshop is the foundational Shingo workshop and introduces the Shingo Model, the Guiding Principles and the Three Insights of Organisational Excellence.

In this workshop you will witness at first hand how Shingo principles drive behavior throughout the entire organization to deliver world class results. This course is accredited and certified to both the Shingo Institute and CPD service (Continual Professional Development). You will learn to align your organizational principles and core values with your systems. Group activities are used to help develop skills in assessing alignment and how to address misalignments by embedding your principles into your work and management systems.

As a participant you will:

  • LEARN and understand the Shingo Model
  • DISCOVER the three insights of Organizational Excellence
  • EXPLORE how the Shingo Guiding Principles inform ideal behaviors that ultimately lead to sustainable results.
  • UNDERSTAND the behavioral assessment process through an interactive case study and on-site learning.

 


Why Attend?

Organizations who have adopted the Shingo principles have seen an increased level of success in areas such as: Costs (increased revenue, reduced inventory, reduced lead times etc), Safety & Quality (zero lost time for accidents, reduction in scrap, defects and non-conformance), On Time in Full, and New Product Introduction (increases in OTIF by as much as 95% & NPI up to 100%). Attendees of our Shingo workshops have rated them very highly, with 98% having no hesitation in recommending them to colleagues.
  • 100% of all attendees rate our delivery as ‘Accomplished’.
  • 98% would recommend this course to a colleague

 


Feedback from previous attendees…

“Very good, enjoyed the course, looking forward to working on this in the future.”
“Very beneficial, thank you! Filled a gap in my understanding.”
“Challenging and excellent workshop, food for thought.”

Meet your Facilitators

RickRick Guba is a senior consultant at S A Partners, as well as a faculty member in the Master of Business Operational Excellence program at The Ohio State University’s Fisher Business College. Mr. Guba joined Fisher in 2016 after retiring from General Electric Company, where he worked for 35 years. At GE, he held multiple manufacturing and design positions in a variety of locations, with his most recent role of managing the Lean transformation in GE’s 87 Aviation Division global facilities. Mr. Guba has extensive experience in Six Sigma, Lean methodology, change management, teaming, leadership development, and manufacturing management. His experience includes problem solving in traditional manufacturing applications as well as transactional applications. He earned a BS in engineering from the University of Dayton and MBOE from The Ohio State University.

About the Host Site

The Utah Transit Authority traces its roots to 1953 when several bus companies united to form the organization. The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) is a special service district responsible for providing public transportation throughout the Wasatch Front of Utah, in the United States, which includes the metropolitan areas of Ogden, Park City, Provo, Salt Lake City and Tooele. It operates fixed route buses, flex route buses, express buses, ski buses, three light rail lines in Salt Lake County (TRAX), a streetcar line in Salt Lake City (the S-Line), and a commuter rail train (FrontRunner) from Ogden through Salt Lake City to Provo.

UTA is headquartered in Salt Lake City with operations and garages in locations throughout the Wasatch Front, including Ogden, Midvale and Orem. Light rail vehicles are stored and maintained at yards at locations in South Salt Lake and Midvale. UTA’s commuter rail equipment is stored and serviced at a facility in Salt Lake City. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 35,058,000, or about 133,500 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024.

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 Just starting your Shingo Journey?

Find out more about how Shingo can support your journey to excellence in our Executive Overview:

 

 

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Hosted At
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