Shingo Study Tour-Europe
The Shingo European Benchmarking Tour 2012, scheduled for September 9-14, 2012, provides a unique opportunity for a select number of senior global manufacturing executives to experience at first hand world class performance across Europe within six intensive days of learning across three countries.
Facilitated by some of Europe’s leading thinkers
on operational excellence, the tour will combine
practical examples of world class operations with
the very latest global thinking.
The context for the tour will be based around the principles of The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence, focussing on customer satisfaction and profitability; quality, cost and delivery; lean core operations; and leadership and empowerment enablers.
Price: USD$9,200
Register three or more and receive a 10 percent discount.
Reserve your seat with a $1,000 non-refundable deposit.
What will you gain from the tour?
Inspiration from the strategies deployed by global manufacturers to achieve excellence.
Insight into world class standards and systems
applied across key aspects of manufacturing performance
in different European markets.
Understanding of systems, tools and
techniques that are truly transformational.
Solutions that you can apply directly to your
company to make massive ROI impact.
The tour will be highly focussed to maximise factory exposure but also includes dedicated time to develop bespoke solutions and apply the learnings to your own environment. You will also exchange ideas and experiences with like minded high calibre executives, an exclusive networking opportunity.
Visit some of Europe’s best Operational Excellence sites
BMW - Munich
BMW's home plant, located directly next to the BMW headquarters, employing 9,000 employees producing 900 cars and 1,400 engines per day. The general tour will provide an overview of manufacturing production in the highly automated state of the art factory. The site is a German model of efficiency and provides a though-provoking start to the tour.
Jaguar Land Rover, Liverpool
An iconic British brand is now
one of the UK's fastest growing manufacturers, doubling its workforce to 3,000 people in the past 18 months. The Halewood
Factory produces the
new Range Rover Evoque and Freelander
Models, has a reputation for excellent
manufacturing quality, and is recognized
throughout the industry as a centre of
excellence for lean manufacturing. The site demonstrates superb policy and strategy
deployment at all levels of the organization.
Leyland Trucks, Lancashire
A wholly-owned
subsidiary of PACCAR
and a global technology leader in design,
manufacture and customer support of
high-quality light, medium and heavy-duty
trucks. The company was awarded the
Shingo bronze Medallion, which identified
their world class supply chain management
and world class behaviours as international
best practice. In August 2011 it became
only the third UK company to receive
Shingo recognition.
Unipart Rail, Cheshire
Combines
extensive
engineering and
logistic experience with industry-leading
supply chain and lean expertise. This
gives a unique approach which combines
product supply, manufacturing and
solutions for lean and supply chain. The
site is well recognised as an exemplar for
enterprise alignment.
Siemens Traffic Solutions, Amberg
Recognized as
the European
market leader
in traffic control products and solutions,
Siemens have an extensive and innovative
portfolio to assist traffic managers and
authorities to reduce congestion and keep
traffic moving. The UK manufacturing facility
was awarded 2010 UK Factory of the Year
at the UK’s Best Factory Awards.
A uniquely structured learning opportunity
- Go behind the scenes and gain access to senior manufacturing managers and interact with some of Europe’s best performing manufacturing professionals.
- Observe and talk to workers on the shop floor to understand the detail of successful implementation of best practice.
- Gain a clear understanding of how operational excellence is delivered and developed across a range of different sites, sectors, cultures and environments.
- See a wide range of different working environments, technologies and working practices which all deliver different elements of operational excellence.
- Open your eyes, broaden your vision, and deepen your understanding of lean principles, systems, and tools.
Tailored Application Workshops
Tailored Application Workshops will draw out the learning from each visit, delivered by a range of leading lean experts from the UK. These workshops will review the principles observed at each visit and consider their wider application to your business. It will help you to crystallize your own thoughts and identify opportunities and solutions for improvements in your organization.
Your Tour Leaders
Robert Miller is executive director of The
Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence
located at Utah State University. Mr. Miller’s
vision and leadership is transforming The
Shingo Prize into an organization known for
thought‐leadership in sustainable enterprise
improvement. His commitment to the
highest standards of excellence are raising
the bar and substantially elevating the stature
of Shingo Prize recipients.
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Eilish is a Shingo Prize Examiner and leads
Practitioner Services at The Manufacturing Institute. She has an enviable record of introducing significant
efficiency and cultural change programmes across
a range of organizations. She has been at the
helm of many transformation programmes that
have delivered dramatic cultural change and huge
performance improvements. In 2004 she was
awarded an OBE for her work to introduce lean
transformation in parts of government.
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