World Class Manufacturing (WCM) training back in Japan
The 51st edition of the World Class Manufacturing mission will take place from 13 to 17 March 2023 in Nagoya, Japan.
Kaizen
Lean in Europe : Visit 29 Ski Beat
17
Apr
2023
Lean in Europe visits exist to discuss good practice and facilitate the ideas of sharing and networking.
Lean in Europe #29 - 17 & 18 April 2023 in La Plagne, France
This hands-on...
Lean in Europe visit to Konecranes
Join February’s Lean in Europe visit in Germany to learn about the “Konecranes Way” and take part in genuine process optimisation activities.
World Class Manufacturing 30th Anniversary – Testimonial and Interview
rom 7 to 11 November 2022, the EU-Japan Centre organised the 5th online edition of its programme, the World Class Manufacturing training course. Notably, the programme reached a double milestone – its 50th edition and the 30th anniversary of its first edition in 1992.
Read about the experience with WCM of Irena Soljic and Marco Dias.
Lean in Europe - visit 28 - Konecranes
20
Feb
2023
Lean in Europe visits exist to discuss good practice and facilitate the ideas of sharing and networking.
Lean in Europe #28 - 20 & 21 February 2023 in Uslar (Lower Saxony) in Germany....
Restarting Lean in Europe visits
Getting back to the Gemba with PakMarkas. After a 3-year absence, the EU-Japan Centre restarted its Lean in Europe visits to facilitate the sharing of ideas and discussions around lean and improvement with a visit to Lithuania.
Upcoming World Class Manufacturing (WCM) In Japan
After 2 years of online renditions due to Covid, the World Class Manufacturing training course is finally back to physical missions to Japan. The course will give its participants a detailed understanding of Kaizen approaches through lectures, workshops and Japanese company visits.
Lean in Europe - visit 27 - PakMarkas
29
Sep
2022
"Genchi, genbutsu gennin" (現地・現物・現認) translates as "go to the Gemba" but means going to the 'real place' where value is created, where interactions are happening between process and material, and...
Topics covered during previous Lean Café sessions
From 2020 to 2022 with the suspension of the physical Lean in Europe visits during the COVID pandemic, the EU-Japan Centre organised 12 "Lean Café" webinars - providing a platform for lean enthusiasts to discuss and share good practice. Once it became possible to resume physical visits, the Lean Café 'closed'.
Lean in Europe - visit 28 - Ski Beat
20
Apr
2020
VISIT POSTPONED: The 28th Lean in Europe visit was scheduled to be to Ski Beat's La Plagne resort in the French Alps on 20 & 21 April 2020.
In light of disruption and health concerns...
Lean in Europe - visit 27 - Tetra Pak, Lund
11
Mar
2020
Visit postponed. The Lean in Europe visit to Tetra Pak in Lund (Sweden) was scheduled to take place on Thursday, 12th March 2020 with a pre-visit meeting and dinner held on the previous evening. In...
Lean in Europe - visit 26 - BMW Group Plant Berlin
10
Dec
2019
The twenty-sixth Lean in Europe visit to the BMW Group Plant Berlin took place on Tuesday, 10th December 2019 and addressed 'Design for Manufacture & Assembly' (DFMA) and 'Preventing waste...
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