History & Origin of The Shingo Prize
Developed as a system to recognize and thus promote operational
excellence in manufacturing
companies in USA
“The Nobel prize for manufacturing excellence”
Business Week
The only award programme in the world focused on lean manufacturing and
elimination of ‘muda’,”Masaaki Imai, Chair, Kaizen Institute
History & Origin of The Shingo Prize
Shingo Prize Mission:• The mission of The Shingo Prize is to build Operational
Excellence in organizations through the promotion of “True North” principles of Lean, Lean systems of management and the wise application of Lean toolsand techniques across the entire organizational enterprise
Shingo Prize Vision:• Our vision is to be globally recognized as an engine of
growth for organizations of all kinds and a career accelerator for individuals.
Promoting Operational Excellence
Shingo Prize expands worldwide
• The first move towards making the Shingo Prize a truly international benchmark for operational excellence
• The Shingo Prize is now open to challengers in Europe
• Administered in the UK and Ireland by The Manufacturing Institute
Recommended steps1. Attend Shingo Approach Workshop – 2 day course2. People: Team to put together achievement report-
– i.e. Steering Group, Team Leaders etc
• Application form, profile sheet and measures sent to Shingo UK
• Await for application approval before writing achievement report
• Submit achievement report – 1st July, 1st October• Utah recommendation for site visit• Site visit• Feedback report – strengths and opportunities
Additional Guidance:
• Site Assessment visits for UK around 3 months from application received
• Large teams expected 4 UK examiners with 2 senior USA assessor leaders
• Recipients to provide key measure updates once per year
• Status expires after 5 years, will need to reapply