
WCM in Europe : Productivity Improvement Course toward World Class Manufacturing
With the support of JMA Consultant Inc., Japan (JMAC) and CEEJA, the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation organised the first “World Class Manufacturing in Europe†mission.
Held from 4-9 October 2009 in Alsace
(France), the mission was an intensive
5-day advanced course on productivity,
WCM techniques and continuous
improvement methods.
Twenty-three participants, experts in
production management in the European
manufacturing industry, were selected
from twelve EU Member States.
The mission programme consisted of 3
days on-the-job training at MHI-MEA
(Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) Equipment
Alsace and 2 days of plant visits
to 3 Japanese companies in the region
(Sharp Manufacturing France SA, THK
Manufacturing of Europe SAS and Salm
Société Alsacienne de Meubles SAS).
The topics covered during the course
included different important aspects of
actual WCM tools and techniques – lean
manufacturing, productivity, industrial
engineering and visual management –
and were followed by the observation
and practical analysis of the gemba
(“production siteâ€) and of the various
production processes throughout the
factory tours/plant visits.
Participant profile
- Production managers
- Production engineers
- Production planning managers
- Production strategy managers
- Logistics managers
- Factory managers
- Factory engineers who has managerial responsibility performance improvement activities and/ or projects
Eligibility
The candidate:- must be a citizen of an EU Member State;
- must work for an organisation that is an EU juridical person *;
- must be supported by the employer
- must be able to participate in the entire programme;
- must have a reasonable command of English;
- should be involved in changing production engineering methods /strategy and/or production control;
* Footnote 1:
a juridical person means any legal entity duly constituted or otherwise organized under applicable law, whether for profit or otherwise, and whether privately-owned or governmentally-owned, including any corporation, trust, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship or association.
* Footnote 2:
an EU juridical person means a juridical person of an EU member state set up in accordance with the laws of that member state and having its registered office, its central administration, or its principal
Programme objectives
Gain fundamental and essential knowledge for process improvement activities, which is necessary for successful implementation of any productivity improvement programme such as 6 Sigma, Lean Production, TPM, etc.Programme design and content
Costs
- SMEs: free tuition fee
- non-SMEs: 1000 EUR (including lectures and seminars, groups study trips, study material, transfers to/from the site).
Participant’s companies are be expected to cover travel expenses to / from the site.
