The Manufacturing Institute’s UK/US Shingo Summit, supported by the Northwest Regional Development Agency, was its fourth transatlantic Summit and the biggest and best to date. An entire week of activity featured eight keynote speakers from the US and UK, 25 best practice presentations and workshops from international industry and thought leaders, as well as best practice site visits to BAE Systems, Siemens, PZ Cussons, APPH and Robert McBride. There was also a two-day pre-summit Shingo Workshop to introduce the Shingo Prize.
US Shingo prize winning businesses OC Tanner and DJ Orthopedic presented alongside many leading UK lean performers, including BAE Systems, United Biscuits, Patheon UK, C-TEC and HJ Berry.
Keynote speakers included Steven Spear, Senior Lecturer at the world renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology; inspirational speaker, author and lean pioneer Norman Bodek, President of US-based PCS and co-creator of the Shingo Prize; Robert Miller, Executive Director for The Shingo Prize at Utah State University and a lean industry veteran; Daniel Jones Chairman of the Lean Enterprise Academy, and Chris Daffy, Founder of the Academy of Service Excellence. Other thought leaders sharing the stage included John Bicheno and Professor Peter Hines from the Lean Enterprise Research Centre at Cardiff Business School.
