Lean in Europe- Visit 13- Rational AG

May 22 2017 -> May 23 2017

On Tuesday 23rd May, the EU-Japan Centre organised a Lean in Europe visit, to Rational AG, in Landsberg am Lech, in Bavaria (Germany).

A preparatory evening was organised the previous day. It included lean activities and a networking dinner hosted by the EU-Japan Centre. The next day was devoted to the visit to Rational AG.

The visit focused on:

100% KANBAN for purchasing material and in-house component production
cascade shopfloor management
entrepreneur within the enterprise (personal responsibility)
100% customer order-related
pilots in industry 4.0

Participants have:

Learnt about Rational AG, which produces industrial kitchen products and has a 54% share of the global market
Seen world-class principles in action with lectures, shop-floor visits, coaching and detailed explanations provided by the host company
Gave feedback to Rational AG on various ways of improvement

Costs - who pays what?
The visit and preparatory evening was free of charge. However, participants needed to cover their own travel and accommodation costs. For eligibility and other details on our future Lean visits please see the main Lean in Europe Driving Competiveness webpage.

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