The Shingo Institute Welcomes Clear Aim Systems as a New Provider of Shingo Workshops
Summary: Shingo Licensed Affiliates are private companies who contract with the Shingo Institute to teach Shingo Workshops to groups and individuals. Clear Aim Systems has just contracted to become the newest Shingo Licensed Affiliate.
Logan, Utah— The Shingo Institute, a program of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has partnered with Clear Aim Systems to become one of the Institute’s newest Shingo Licensed Affiliates. This partnership means that Clear Aim Systems will teach the Shingo workshops to groups and individuals interested in improving the culture of their organization to improve efficiency, working conditions, and value.
“We are very excited to have Clear Aim Systems as a new affiliate partner,” Ken Snyder, executive director of the Shingo Institute, said. “They are an exceptional company devoted to principles of operational excellence and, together, we hope to help many other companies on their continuous improvement journeys.”
About Clear Aim Systems
Based in Pleasant View, Utah, Clear Aim Systems is a consulting organization committed to helping companies incorporate the Shingo Model™ in a balanced way. The company’s approach is based off the teaching of W. Edwards Deming, who taught, “A system is a network of interdependent components that work together to try and accomplish the aim of the system. The aim of the system must be clear to everyone in the system.” Clear Aim Systems is dedicated to help clients sustain improvement through leadership’s clear understanding of principles, systems, tools, and results as well as the interaction between them.
Brent Allen, the company’s principal consultant, boasts 38 years of experience in management from his work at Lifetime Products, a leading manufacturer of various recreation equipment. Mr. Allen also has experience in supply chain management, overseas sourcing, and business support of software implementations. Clear Aim Systems will be doing work in the U.S. for clients needing assistance on their operational excellence journeys.
About the Shingo Institute
The Shingo Institute administers the Shingo Prize, an award that recognizes organizations that demonstrate an exceptional culture that fosters continuous improvement. A program of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, the Shingo Institute is named after Japanese industrial engineer and Toyota adviser, Shigeo Shingo. Dr. Shingo distinguished himself as one of the world’s thought leaders in the concepts, systems, and improvement techniques that have become known as the Toyota Production System (TPS).
Drawing from Dr. Shingo’s teachings and years of experience working with organizations worldwide, the Shingo Institute developed the Shingo Model,which is the basis for its educational offerings, including workshops, study tours, and conferences. Workshops are available in multiple languages through the Institute’s Licensed Affiliates, including e Results. For more information on workshops, affiliates, or to register to attend the Shingo Conference, please visit www.shingo.org/v1.1.
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