ABOUT
SPEAKER
David
Meier is an internationally recognized
authority on Lean Manufacturing and The
Toyota Production System (TPS).
David is the Co-Author (with Jeffrey
Liker) of the best selling books, The Toyota
Way Fieldbook, (Mc Graw-Hill, 2005), and
Toyota Talent, (McGraw-Hill, 2007).
In these hands-on books
David and Jeff detail the language,
concepts, and tools that managers need to
bring Toyota’s success-proven practices to
life in any organization.
David had the opportunity to learn the
Toyota Production System as one of the first
group leaders hired at Toyota’s Georgetown,
Kentucky facility in the plastics molding
department. He was trained and mentored in
Japan and Kentucky over a ten-year period by
TPS experts including full-time coaching by
several Japanese coordinators. In 2001,
David founded Lean Associates, Inc., a
consulting firm dedicated to supporting
companies that are pursuing implementation
of the Toyota Production System.
David has been a trainer and speaker for
over eleven years and he has presented
training workshops in North and South
America, Russia, Europe, and throughout
Asia.
He has delivered workshops on
Standardized Work, Job Instruction, Problem
Solving, Value Stream Mapping, Developing
Lean Systems, and Creating a Lean Culture
for many groups including: the Society
of Manufacturing Engineers, the University
of Michigan, the Montreal Board of Trade,
Made In China, Inc., the Window and door
Manufacturers Association, CQIN, The Shingo
Prize Conference, and Lean Institute Summits
in Brazil and China.
David has supported many companies in
a variety of industries including
healthcare, automotive, aerospace, wood and
plastic products, chemical processing, metal
machining, fabricating, welding, and
assembly operations, and leads lean
activities in both manufacturing and
non-manufacturing work areas. He specializes
in creating TPS experts within organizations
so that they become capable of achieving
great success.
Client List:
- Ford Motor Company
- Kodak
- Delphi Automotive
- Crane (National Vendors)
- MI Windows and Doors
- Hong Kong Productivity
Council
- Integrated Insurance
- Jet Propulsion Labs
- John Hancock
- Knight Ridder
- KPMG
- L.L. Bean
- Lotus Development
- Lockheed Martin
- Edward Jones Company
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- Lockheed Martin
- Hoffman
- Mouser Custom Cabinetry
- Parker-Hannifin
- Cedar Works
- Kraft Foods
- AstraZeneca
- Baystate Health Systems
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BMW America
- Clorox
- Copesul
- Deloitte Touche
- Deutsche Bank
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Why Wait?
AIM Inlines will be
brining THE TOYOTA WAY for the very first
time in Bangkok on 30th of October, 2008 @
Radisson Hotel!! Call right now to reserve
your seat for this event and we will move
forward to the next step:
Amin Rais
Project Direct
AIM Inlines Co., Ltd
aminrais@gmail.com
amin@aiminlines.co.th
www.aiminlines.co.th
Tel: 00-66-2-513-0123
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