Japan's Manufacturing Plants Attract the Attention of Foreign Companies
Japanese manufacturing plants are attracting the attention and interest of foreign companies.
Japanese factories have much to offer foreign manufacturers, not only in terms of technology, but also in terms of layout, problem-solving ingenuity, compliance with rules, and above all, the way each and every employee operates. Many managers of foreign companies may be interested in having their own employees visit Japanese factories and learn from them.
As a trading company, we take advantage of our strength in handling automobile-related parts to offer factory tours that focus on automobile-related factories.
The tours include a full tour of automotive parts stamping and die machining, as well as a tour of assembly lines.
The question-and-answer session held during the factory tours is so busy with questions from the participants that there is never enough time for all of them.
Other popular tours include business tours that combine lectures by graduate school professors on management theory and organizational theory with tours of company facilities for future management candidates.
Tour to experience the Toyota Production System(TPS)
Have you ever heard of the Toyota Production System?
The Toyota Production System is a system that thoroughly eliminates waste and produces what is needed, when it is needed, and in the amount needed, based on the principles of “just-in-time” and “Autonomation(Automation with a human touch)”.
We have adopted our own unique system for just-in-time production and a system to prevent defective products. In addition, a system is created so that each and every person engaged in on-site operations can constantly devise ways to improve their own work and make efforts for improvement.
- To deliver better, faster and cheaper products for our customers
- To make work easier and more comfortable for workers
Eliminate waste, unevenness, and inefficiency.
Autonomation（Automation with a human touch）
No defective products
Autonomation is to prevent defective products from being produced by automatically stopping (stopping) the machine when an abnormality occurs. This eliminates the need for a person to watch over the machine, thereby improving productivity.
(1)First stop when an abnormality occurs.
When an abnormality occurs, call the manager on the electric board to solve the problem before resuming work.
(2)Pokayoke
A system to prevent simple mistakes.
Linked to assembly tools, the system automatically checks whether parts have not been tightened. If a problem is found, it is indicated by a lamp to prevent defective products from being produced.
just-in-time
Just in time, just what you need, when you need it
Just-in-time” is the concept of delivering products at a reasonable price in a timely manner by shortening the production time after an order is placed, without holding unnecessary inventory. We also make sure that necessary parts arrive in the right order and at the right time to be used.
(1)Parts management by “Kanban” method
A production method in which each part is managed by attaching a “kanban” to it, and the parts used by the back-end process are picked up by the front-end process.
(2)Cooperation with parts manufacturers
Using kanban information for each part, we collaborate with parts manufacturers to ensure that the required quantity of parts is delivered when needed.
Based on the relationships we have cultivated in our mainstay trading company business, we at Toshin Business Tours arrange factory tours, mainly to visit automobile-related factories that use the Toyota Production System. This is a valuable experience to see the Toyota Production System firsthand and to hear explanations from plant managers.
Tours of Japanese anime facilities for anime enthusiasts
We also offer tours of Japanese animation facilities and Ghibli tours.
The tours, which visit museums and facilities related to Japanese animation and provide hands-on coloring and postrecording experience, seem to have provided an opportunity to support children's dreams of working in animation in the future.
The parent-child tours of Ghibli-related facilities were very popular, including Ghibli Park, where tickets are difficult to obtain even in Japan, and Shodoshima Olive Park, which is in a difficult-to-reach location.
Suggesting tours tailored to your needs
If you are planning a training tour to Japan, a company trip, a business tour, or a tour with a special purpose, please contact us for more information.
Depending on your purpose, budget, and requirements, we can arrange a tour that meets your needs as much as possible, such as a training tour, a half training and half sightseeing tour, a tour incorporating hot springs, or a special tour with special attention to hotels and meals.
Tour Examples
- Tokyo, Nagoya: Plant Tour to Learn Toyota Production System 7 days
- Nagoya, Hokkaido: Toyota Production System Factory Tour 7 days
- Nagoya: Karakuri Kaizen and factory tour 5 days
- Tokyo: Factory tour, Disneyland, Tokyo sightseeing incentive tour 5 days
- Nagoya, Kyushu: Automobile factory and industrial robot factory Tour to learn “manufacturing” of Japanese excellent companies 7 days
- Tokyo Business study tour to learn business administration from a professor of Tokyo University 6 days
- 小Shodoshima Olive Park, Nagoya Ghibli Park, Tokyo Ghibli Museum, and other places related to Ghibli Anime throughout Japan, 8-day Ghibli and Anime Experience Tour for parents and children
Example schedule
We can accommodate clients from either Southeast Asia, East Asia, America, Europe, Oceania, etc. We also arrange study tours for domestic companies.
We welcome inquiries from individuals and companies as well as travel agencies. Please feel free to contact us for more information.
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