Go and See, Ask Why and Show Respect

LEI has partnered with Toyota to create this exclusive and private learning

experience behind the scenes at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky,

GE Appliances, and Summit Polymers.

No lean journey is a smooth one; it can be fraught with false starts and

stops, misalignment, and misunderstandings. But it can be done, with

proper leadership, commitment, and development. This means that going

and seeing others on their own journeys can help you, as a leader, start to

see what is possible for your company.

Ge Appliances did the unthinkable six years ago by investing over $1

billion dollars in new plants, equipment and technology, insourcing

the manufacture of many of our new products and upgrading employee

training. There was no telling the amount of hurdles they would face, but

they overcame them by embedding lean learning into their leadership and

creating a culture of problem solvers.

While at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky you will see TPS at its fi nest, right here in America. You will not

only see and hear about the plant’s challenges and the work that is being done, but you will also hear and see

how Toyota works with its suppliers to ensure the highest possible quality and the shortest lead time.

Come and see the growing and thriving manufacturing community in Kentucky, where you’ll meet fellow leaders

struggling with similar problems (and perhaps some who have already dealt with them successfully).

U.S. Lean Leadership Learning TourTours avaliable October 7-11, 2019 and February 3-7, 2020 in Kentucky

“My big takeaway was the immense respect for everything. I went there expecting a masterclass in manufacturing, and I came back with lessons of life. Humbled! And amazed!”- AV Somani, Chairman of Everest Industries Ltd

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Fee: $7,500 per personAcademic pricing available.

Hold your seat with a $1,000 deposit**

What’s Included*Hotel, all meals and transportation during tours.

Contact us for more information atlearningtours@lean.org

Day 1 Kick-Off Reception

• Meet your coaches and fellow learners

• Get a better understanding of Lean Transformation and what you will be seeing on your journey

Day 2 Gemba Walk at GE Appliances

• Learn how the company has recommitted to manufacturing American made Appliances

• Walk the gemba and experience fi rst hand the real challenges of a journey still in progress

Day 3 Intro to TPS at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky with TSSC

The Toyota Production System Support Center (TSSC) is a not-for-profi t corporation affi liated with Toyota Motor North America, Inc. TSSC helps organizations outside of Toyota learn and implement TPS.

• Get practical learning experience guided by TSSC leaders and instructors

• Facilitated refl ection of the learning and roundtable discussion

Day 4 Gemba Walk at Summit Polymers, a Toyota Supplier that TSSC has supported for many years

• Grasp the benefi ts of including your suppliers in your transformation

• Better understand relationships in a target image environment

Day 5 Gemba Learning Refl ection

• Refl ect and learn based on the observations at the various companies with your coaches and fellow learners

• Discuss how to apply the learning at your company and create a plan forward

U.S. Lean Leadership Learning TourKentucky | October 7-11, 2019

Bring a colleague or an entire team to ignite or reignite your lean transformation journey by seeing and hearing from experienced leaders that have taken the journey and are enjoying the benefi ts.

LEI and Toyota have partnered to offer the only learning tour of its kind. An in-depth, intense, and intentional 5 days of learning with the goal of helping you understand:

• The role of leadership

• Success and failure modes

• The technical tools and management requirements to be successful

• How TPS and Lean Thinking and practice is an overall business strategy and not an isolated component of operations

Agenda Overview

*Airfare and transportation to and from airport not included. **Deposits are nonrefundable.

John ShookChairman, LEI

Lisa RichardsonGeneral Manag-er, Toyota, TSSC

Your Guides and Coaches

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Karen GaudetDirector of Learning, LEI

Jamie BoniniVice President,Toyota, TSSC