Custom Private Study Tours

The Shingo Institute works hard to ensure that organizations have the best learning experience possible. You will work one-on-one with Shingo team members to design the tour of your choice around your organization’s ideal content and focus. A Shingo customized private study tour will engage your team and provide a top-notch educational experience that includes dedicated time with host company leadership, industry experts, Shingo Institute leaders, and the opportunity to see Shingo Guiding Principles at work in multiple facilities.

You choose the destination, tour duration, and area of focus. We handle the rest!

Refresh your mental picture of organizational excellence.
Reinvigorate your continuous improvement efforts.
Discover new improvement ideas to implement.

Testimonials

  • “Fantastic learning experience that provides a view across a cross-section of industries and at various stages of their journey.”
    —David McIver
  • “I cannot think of another way that one could observe and network with organizations and individuals that are passionate about excellence!”
    —Justin Andress, President, Woodfin Heating Inc.
  • “The tour was eye opening and full of ‘ah-ha’ moments. Everyone should do it, no matter how far along you are in your journey.”
    —Jon Abbott, Group leader, OC Tanner

  • "Our ten-day tour of Japan with the Shingo Institute team was a career highlight for many of my colleagues and a great way to understand that true transformation is not just a deployment of tools but rather a principle and behavior-based journey."
    MARC DUTIL - President & CEO, Canam

You Choose

• Your destination—tour sites currently available in the USA, Japan, Ireland, the UK, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Denmark, Mexico, and more

• The duration of the tour

• The tour’s focus, such as a particular industry, the Shingo Guiding Principles, or gaps in your organization

• The meals and travel expenses we should include in the tour package

• Any additional cultural experiences, such as sampling a local cuisine or participating in a sightseeing excursion

• A Shingo workshop (choose from one of six) to include in the study tour, if desired

We Handle

• Scheduling the tour sites

• Planning meals and arranging any travel you want included in the package

• Booking 4-star hotels

• Presenting local cultural options for dining and sightseeing excursions

• Hiring local tour guides who have specific industry experience

• Scheduling time at each site for deeper discussions with company leaders

• Scheduling time to discuss your group’s specific challenges and gaps

• Scheduling time for your group to collaborate with Shingo representatives

• Scheduling a special guest speaker or a Shingo workshop

• Ensuring that the training your tour group receives is principles-based

• Proving continued support from the Shingo Institute staff after your tour concludes

Pricing

Due to high demand, pricing will be based on a daily set up rate as follows: 

  • $15,000 per day for 12 attendees or less, plus travel expenses for two Shingo staff members. 
  • Additional attendees may join at a price of $1,400/per attendee/per day. 

The rate listed above includes two company visits per day, ground transportation to each company from the hotel, tour fees to host companies, lunches, and welcome or debrief dinner for the group. Additional requests would be charged a variable fee depending on the type of request. 

What you can expect from a Shingo Study Tour

For more information or to begin working with the Shingo Institute on your customized study tour, click the button below and submit the form.

More Information

Mary Price

Events and Marketing Manager
mary.price@usu.edu+1.435.760.0711
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