WCM (WORLD CLASS MANUFACTURING)

Due to the current pandemic situation, this year’s training course will take place in real time with Japan, on an efficient and user-friendly interactive web platform between 7 to 11 November 2022.

Since the 1992 first edition, more than 900 participants from across all EU Member States have participated in this hands-on training course.

The 5-day World Class Manufacturing training mission provides in-depth analysis of Japanese manufacturing methods and is aimed at EU managers with knowledge of WCM and an engineering background. It assists the participants to gain a better understanding of TQC (Total Quality Control), TQM (Total Quality Management), TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), JIT (Just In Time), TIE (Total Industrial Engineering) practices and  current KAIZEN manufacturing methods (Continuous Improvement).

The training course consists of lectures, workshops and visits to some of the world’s most advanced Japanese factories in order to understand the real "GEMBA" (production site), talk directly with their production managers and observe the effective implementation of manufacturing methods.

This course will give its participants a detailed understanding of current Japanese approaches that they can adapt to help their companies lean journeys.

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

Ideal participants have an important strategic role in shaping the company's best practice strategy or can influence the company's management of quality control / best practice / production systems as a full-time worker (e.g. Director, Manager, Operation & Logistics, Plant Manager, Quality Manager or Managing Director etc).

The sector of activity is not decisive. However, applicants from consulting sector will have a lower priority in the selection process.

ELIGIBILITY

• be a citizen of an EU Member State or of a COSME partnering country(*);
• work for a company that is > 50% EU or COSME owned;
• work for a company that is an EU or COSME legal person;
• be supported by their employer;
• be able to participate in the entire programme;
• have a good command of English;
• be an employee/team leader involved in engineering methods or production/service strategy or production control or with experience in operations management
• have knowledge and practice of production methods of excellence.

(*)  Please check the status of your country at https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/smp/guidance/list-3rd-country-participation_smp_en.pdf, Please only refer to the sub-paragraph: "COSME strand (SMP COSME)".

SELECTION

The main criteria for selection are:

• the professional & educational background of the candidate;
• the strategy of the participant's company regarding WCM implementation.

In order to ensure a high degree of personal attention, the number of participants in each programme is limited.

Application deadline

13.09.2022.

Please find the appication form and further details on https://www.eu-japan.eu/events/world-class-manufacturing-mission-I.

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