This Tear-Down Workshop is patterned after the Japanese tear-down method invented by Yoshihiko Sato. Mr. Sato is known as the "Father of Japanese Tear-down." Mr. Rains has known Mr. Sato since 1989 and has been fully trained by Mr Sato to facilitate this unique methodology. Learn why every major company in Japan uses this technique.

WHY THIS COURSE?

The objective of this training workshop is to acquaint participants with Japanese style tear-down. Workshop participants should also expect to develop proposals ready for implementation on any projects approved for the workshop. The Japanese style of tear-down has been used successfully since the early 1970's. Mr. Sato has demonstrated its substanital impact to the margins of corporations across Japan and thus his methods are adopted essentially in every major Japanese corporation. Most western world tear-down methods are merely product displays with little or no examination and analysis. This tear-down method forces a detailed examination of a company's products and compares them to its competitors, by part and component function. All Japanese tear-down techniques are included in this workshop: Dynamic Tear-down, Cost Tear-down, Material Tear-down, Matrix Tear-down, Process Tear-down and Static Tear-down.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is designed for people responsible for making decisions concerning product, process or procedural activities in industry (manufacturing). In the past, attendees have included corporate leadership, engineers of all types, marketing, finance, quality and manufacturing disciplines.

TEAR-DOWN WORKSHOP AGENDA

Each workshop is customized based on the wants and needs of the customer and the type of products to be analyzed. It would not be fair to allocate the same amount of time to an oven range as a heavy duty construction equipment. All methods of tear-down are taught and those that are appropriate are used in a team workshop setting. Creativity and idea evaluation are a part of all workshops. Formal report-outs of results are all taylored to meet the needs of the client.