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An
International best practices exchange
mission brings organizations together to
share how they have overcome challenges
and achieved results.
It
helps to improve productivity,
performance and encourages innovation.
Mission host companies and mission
participants are faced with the
challenge of learning how to thrive in
change,
and at the same time increase their
share of the market sectors in which
they have chosen to compete and win.
Our
International mission program
demonstrates that
first-hand experience is by far the best
way to share and learn about
manufacturing processes and best
practices. No theory, no textbooks,
just hard evidence of what works and why
from companies that have achieved
success.
Each
visit includes an in-depth discussion on
specific best practice topics, a site
tour and opportunity to network and
develop business relationships.
Business is facing increasing pressure
on all sides. Manufacturers need to
understand the trends that are affecting
their business and how it is likely to
change over the course of the next
decade.
They need to develop new business
strategies and to identify and share
best practices in order to compete and
win.
Host companies are selected for their
established reputation as a world-class
performer with particular areas of
excellence.
Our visitors gain and
share knowledge, but so do the hosts for
whom feedback from participants can be
just as valuable. |
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Excerpts from Testimonials of Previous
International Mission Hosts and
Participants:
‘The most stimulating and highest value
portion of each day is the two-way
discussion with host company executives
at the end of each tour. Each of the
visitors presented the host company with
the ‘take-aways’ they had learned. In
addition, they provided detailed and
specific recommendations for the host to
consider that might improve their
processes and operations. Every session
was stimulating - the observations and
the solutions recommended provide a rich
learning experience for both host and
visitor.’
‘Benchmarking is a key element in
continuous improvement and is
advantageous to both parties: the
host company and the visitors. We
learned a lot during that week from both
the plant-floor visits and exchanging
with people. With our feedbacks on their
good practices and opportunities for
improvement, we really felt the hosts
appreciated it as well’.
‘The Lean journey requires inspiration
and this type of Mission serv es
it well by providing insight to the
approach of both host and visitor.’ |
