KAIZEN® ToursExperience Best Practice in Lean Production

Switzerland, Region of Zurich

17th and 18th of September 2014

Tour Language: English

The KAIZEN way: You get to know the success stories of three world class companies which have successfully implemented the principles of Lean and KAIZEN!

Plant visit: You experience the practical side of KAIZEN at three host sites and you witness the amazing achievements in the production process!

The KAIZEN tools: You learn more about powerful methods such as standardization, Shopfloor Management and One-Piece-Flow for the continuous improvement process!

The KAIZEN spirit: You look and feel how all the people contribute to the process of continuous improvement with passion and how they are involved in daily business!

Networking: You exchange your experience and you discuss your questions with KAIZEN experts and tour participants from other companies!

Roadmap: You understand your company’s strengths and weaknesses and develop your own KAIZEN strategy based on the insights you have gained during the tour!

Why you should participate in this KAIZEN Tour!

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Schindler Elevator Ltd. ABB Switzerland Ltd. 1 3

Awards and Impressions of our Tour Partners

Ringele AG 2

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Pratteln

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Ringele AG

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Spirgarten

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The KAIZEN® Institute offers services in consulting and training for all types

of companies within different industries. It supports and enables companies to raise efficiency through proven KAIZEN® methods and the involvement of workers and employees.

Introduction Wednesday, 17th of September 2014

Main topics:• Roundofintroductionsandexpectations• LectureabouttheKAIZEN

Management System• Objectivesandoverviewaboutthetour

Evening Program

Exceptional Sightseeing Tour with DinnerEnjoy themostbeautiful sitesofZurichwhilehavingathree-course dinner at the popular Partytram with cozy atmosphere!

Lecture and Plant Visit

The Schindler Group is a manufacturer of escalators and elevators worldwide. Schindler produces, installs, maintains and modernizes elevators and escalators in

many types of buildings including high-rise buildings. The company is present in more than 140 countries and employs 43,000 per-sons worldwide. EBI works is one of the production sites located in Ebikon, with around 200 employees, and is mainly focused on Custom Design / Modular Business.

Main topics:• Companystrategy–sustainablecompetitiveness• Productionstrategywithleanactivitiessince2007–

continuous sheet metal production - Material flow management - Storage optimization - Just in Sequence - Continuous Cost Leadership process

Lecture and Plant Visit Thursday, 18th of September 2014

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve

performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 145,000 people. The Business Unit High Current Systems in Zürich Oerlikon employs 180 people and is the market leader for genera-tor circuit breakers. In 2010 this unit was awarded as Best Factory of Europe due to its Lean Enterprise concept.

Main topics:• LeanPrinciplesbyABBHighCurrentSystems• RoleofManagementtoimplementand

maintain Lean• Fromstandproductiontoflowproduction• A3reports,ShopfloorManagement• LeanLogistics-materialflowandpackaging• LeanAdministration-visitofCIParena

Ringele is a specialized supplier of complex sheet me-tal components. The main competences are the engi-neering, manufacturing and the delivery of sheet me-

tal products. We work with 200 employees in one single facility in Pratteln in the north-west of Switzerland, close to the French andtheGermanborder.Ringeleappliesleanmethodssince2006.Since then the productivity has improved by 25%.

Main topics:• ReasonsfortheleanstrategyatRingele• ThemainleantoolsatRingele• Theprocessofcontinuousimprovementby

the employees • Onepieceflowinaproductiondepartment• Standardizationanderrorprevention

Who should participate in this KAIZEN Tour?This KAIZEN Tour is designed for general managers, executive managers, plant and operation managers as well as skilled employees from the departments: production, maintenance, quality, engineering, organizational development. Besides, all persons are addressed who are responsible for the implementation of Lean Production and the continuous improvement process at their respective companies.

Your ways to registerOnline: www.kaizen-tours.chby Email: agisi@kaizen.com by Fax: +41 41 725 42 89

If you register by Fax, please fill out the registration form below and send it back to us.

Fees and Cancelation PolicyThe participation fee for the two-day tour is 1’090.00 Euro, plus statutory

VAT, and includes the following services: Three plant visits with lectures,

lunch, drinks, evening program, documentation and bus transfer during

the tour. If you register until 1st August 2014, you will benefit from an early

bird rate of 990.00 Euro.

Upon receipt of registration, participants will be sent a confirmation letter

and an invoice. The tour partner companies reserve the right to exclude

participants for competitive reasons. Written cancelations are accepted

without charge if received at least 30 days prior to the event. Cancelations

received within four weeks before the event will result in a charge of 350

Euro. The tour participation is at own risk. The tour organizer does not

assume any liability for personal or property damages. The participation fee

does not include possible pending bank expenses.

Dates and DestinationStart: Wednesday, 17th of September 2014 (10 am)End: Thursday, 18thofSeptember2014(6pm)The tour starts and ends at Seminarhotel Spirgarten. The KAIZEN Institute provides the bus transfer during the tour.

AccomodationSeminarhotel Spirgarten Lindenplatz 5 CH-8048 Zürich, Switzerland Tel: +41 44 438 15 15Fax: +41 44 438 15 38Email: info@spirgarten.chWeb: www.spirgarten.ch

Please make your room booking at the hotel on your own. If you reserve at an early stage under the keycode “KAIZEN2014”, you will get a room at a preferred price.

Contact persons for your questionsMichael LöschSenior Consultant - Lean Manufacturing & SCM Tel.: +49(0)170-6309241Email: mloesch@kaizen.com

Alice GisiMarketing Assistant and Tour OrganizationTel: +41 41 725 42 81Email: agisi@kaizen.com

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KAIZEN Tour, 17th and 18th of September 2014