Vigor Events hosts Kaizen pioneer
Management guru live and in person for first time in Kuwait
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KUWAIT CITY, March 25: April 2017 signifies a remarkable one day conference hosting the management guru and founder of the Kaizen Institute — Masaaki Imai — for the first time in Kuwait. Organized by the prominent Vigor Events and co-organized by AlGas Events Company, the conference is set to focus on Operational Excellence for leaders going beyond the mere use of improvement tools and building a culture that promotes excellence in all kinds of operations within a factory, a telecom company, a hospital, a bank, or a governmental institute.
During this conference, Masaaki Imai will advocate his philosophies and Kaizen Institute’s principles and methodologies to achieve the ultimate Operational Excellence within any organization.
Masaaki Imai was the first to write and speak about the remarkable leadership principles known as the Toyota Production System, what we call “Lean” thinking today. His contribution has been one of integrating various kaizen management practices, such as Just-intime, TQM, and TPM, into the cultural environments of client companies. Over the last three decades Masaaki Imai has authored books and articles, held lectures on kaizen, quality, leadership, Lean and other related management subjects, has consulted with global companies, introduced kaizen as a commonsense continuous improvement approach on every inhabited continent.
During the conference, the Management guru will speak not only to leadership issues but also to frontline issues at the gemba or “the real place where value is added”. He will elaborate on the steps required to make a company world-class and moving it from a resultoriented to process-oriented company. It is also worth noting that Masaaki Imai has received International Awards and Recognitions such as the Asia-Pacific Human Resource Development Award, the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize for Gemba Kaizen, and the First Honorary Fellow of Quality Control of India (First Fellow ever).
In two additional sessions, senior consultants from Kaizen Institute will also take part in the conference shedding a light on the practical application of the Kaizen best practices & methodologies. The conference is organized in collaboration with Kaizen Institute and with the media support from the International Advertising Association – Kuwait Chapter — on April 9 at Hilton Resort Al Mangaf from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.