The Black Belt in Lean Training Program participants visit the Toyota Parts Center in Diest, Belgium.

Toyota As part of our Black Belt in Lean Training & Certification Program, the students of the 7th Edition visited the Toyota Parts Center in Diest, Belgium. An extensive tour on the shopfloor (‘go to gemba’) showed the implementation of Lean/TPS principles and tools in a logistics/service environment, followed by a passionate presentation of the process analysis and improvement approach by a local Kaizen specialist.

Some impression of the participants:

  • “super inspiring visit”
  • “interesting to see how all can be made visual in a simple, low budget way with paper, cardboard and labels”
  • “industrial engineering/work study techniques are also in a logistical environment an essential part of the TPS approach”

For those interested: the 8th Edition of our Black Belt in Lean Training & Certification Program (in Dutch), with active contribution of Toyota, will start on the 6th of May 2013 in Antwerpen, Belgium. 

More information and registration: Black Belt in Lean Training & Certification Program

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