Japanese expert on Lean Manufacturing

NORIO Takaba will be the key Resource Person at a seminar on Lean Manufacturing on 28 October 2010 at the Grand Oriental Hotel.

Takaba, Managing Director of FDK Lanka Ltd. which is a major Japanese owned BOI enterprise in manufacturing in the Katunayake Zone will provide an overview of Lean Manufacturing Practices and the relevance to the Sri Lankan context.

The other Resource Persons will be Rohan Pallewatte, Executive Director of the Japanese owned Automotive Harnessing Enterprise in the Biyagama Zone; Piyal Aponso of Orange Electric and leading Academics from the Colombo University; Dr. Saman Dasanayake, Professor P.S.M. Guneratne and Professor H.D. Karunaratne who did their post doctoral studies in Japanese Universities will address this seminar which has drawn wide interest from Academics, Industry and Service Practitioners.  For details please contact, Prof. H.D. Karunaratne, (0777-895390) secretary, Japanese Graduates Alumni Association, who are organisers of this seminar with His Excellency the Ambassador for Japan Kunio Takahashi as the chief guest.