Level 1: Lean Management Production System

C2U’s Lean training in Japan is an experience of a More than 500 lifetime – and what you learn can be implemented right away. Get ready to be inspired, motivated and participants since 2004 challenged!

To understand how to best utilise Lean, we offer a unique opportunity to visit Japan and participate in a Lean training hosted by former You will visit managers from the Toyota Group. You will be guided by senseis with at least 30 years of experience through seminars, Gemba visits and by companies like: training in Toyota’s own training facilities. o Denso “Outstanding week that gives an eye-opener that will totally knock o Calbee Foods you! This is the training you need to put all puzzle pieces together to o Mitsubishi Electric understand what Lean is originally about.” o Asahi Breweries Production Manager, Scania CV AB o Nissan Motors o Ishii Food Corp. The training covers the overall picture of the production system and o Toyota Forklift builds a better understanding of how lean can be successfully o Pfizer implemented and sustained. What are the elements needed to run a o Honda Motors successful Lean system? You will get an insight into what the best Japanese companies are doing to compete with the rest of the world. o Yamaha Marine o Asahi Motors You will find numerous references and inspiration to continuous o Izusu Tokai improvements directly applicable to your business back home. During o Kashiwa Woodcraft the week in Japan, we will also find the time to enjoy Japanese o Gifu Autobody culture, food and points of interest. o Toyota Motors What you bring home Duration: 9 days incl. travel o A thorough understanding of how a production system is built. The focus is on the process not the product, which implies that the outcome of the training can be applied to any kind of business. All trainings are possible to arrange as company specific tours where we can o Knowledge of how the methods and tools are used in daily life. adjust to your demands. We can also Some things can be applied instantly in your business! adjust to branch specific themes for example Healthcare, Construction, RD & o An expanded and strengthened business network. E, Supply Chain, Process industry, TPM, etc. o Valuable inspiration and motivation to meet future challenges in your own workplace.

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How can a week look How is Kaizen work organized and performed? Etc. After lunch, we go Practical like? for another study visit and if time arrangements: allows, we will also end with a visit Saturday: Travel day to a traditional knife maker. This is a door-to-door Flight to Japan. Common dinner. arrangement. Maximum 15 participants. Sunday: Arrival and Tour Opening Wednesday: Training Pick-up/arrival in Nagoya and since it The fifth day we spend in the Participation fee: 65 000 SEK plus is a Sunday, we will take the Training Center where Toyota train VAT with reservation for exchange opportunity to recover from jet-lag their own people. We will increase and relax after the long flight by our knowledge of Kanban when the rate fluctuations, fuel taxes, etc. visiting the Toyota Commemorative group take part in a Kanban Role that C2U Group cannot affect. Museum of Industry and Technology Play and we will train in how to where we also will have lunch. In the perform a productivity improvement Price includes: museum we can follow the Japanese task following the Toyota methods. industrial history from looms to Common dinner. ▪ 7 hotel nights in single rooms robotics. After the visit we take the Sun-Sun bus to travel to the destination of Thursday: Training ▪ Local transports in Japan Sun-Sun the day, Kakamigahara, where we The sixth day will start with a study ▪ Full board Sunday lunch-Friday will stay until Friday. The day ends visit before spending the rest of the lunch with a common dinner and day with a final Q&A and concluding ▪ Farewell dinner Saturday Tokyo introduction of the week. the learnings for the week. ▪ Course fee Presentation by all participants. ▪ Practice at Lean Training Center Monday: Training Common dinner. ▪ Study visits The first day of training introduces ▪ Facilitator the Production System by our host Friday: Conclusion ▪ Interpretation to English for the week. A Japanese senior The last day ends with a study visit. manager will lead us through Toyota We do final reflections before we Excludes: Production System from a manager board the bullet train that will take • Flight (can be arranged on perspective. From values, mindset to us to Tokyo. Free evening in Tokyo. request) specific tools and methods. This • Travel insurance session will prepare the group in what we can expect from the study It is possible to extend your stay. visits, from the practice and from the following sessions. Your overall picture of the production system will For up-coming tour be confirmed or completed. In the dates and more afternoon we go for a first study visit, guided by our sensei. Q&A. Saturday: Tokyo information, see: Common dinner. Free day in Tokyo where C2U Group www.c2ugroup.com will support with travel advice and Tuesday: Training sightseeing recommendations. Next day, we continue to dig deeper Common farewell dinner in the Contact: into aspects of the production evening. Mikako Lago-Lengquist system and the Toyota way of Senior Management Consultant managing and leading. How are all Sunday: Departure Tokyo Phone: +46 70 319 71 57 the puzzle pieces connected? Leaving Japan. [email protected] www.c2ugroup.com