Would you like to get directly acquainted with the implementation of the lean enterprise philosophy in the firms of Central Europe? We offer you participating in a week study trip „European Study Tour 2009“ which aims at the following topics.

1. European Study Tour 2009

7. Programme Variant 2: Individual departure home Final tour summarisation Free evening Summarisation of the day – all participants Summarisation of the day – all participants Workshop with Prof. Košturia k , topic „Lean Enterprise Philosophy Implementation“ Variant 1: Arrival by own car to the place of the first excursion / Frenštát pod Radhoštěm (parking during the whole EST) Variant 2: Arrival at the Schwechat airport (Vienna)/ transport to the place of the first excursion (Frenštát pod Radhoštěm) secured on 17th May at 16:00 from the arrival lounge Evening Variant 2: Individual departure home 24 th May Frankfurt / Main Variant 2: Individual Frankfurt / Main sightseeing Variant 1: deaprture home (by bus to Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, by plane to the airport Schwechat/ Vienna) Variant 2: Individual Frankfurt / Main sightseeing 23 rd May Frankfurt / Main Pull manufacturing principle: GoodYear Dunlop Tires Germany GmbH, Hanau Kanban, one piece flow: Tomas – Magnete, GmbH, Herdorf 22 nd May Herdorf Transfer to Germany (summarisation during transfer) Manufacturing system Denso: Denso Manufacturing Czech, s.r.o., Liberec 2 1st May Liberec Manufacturing system: Škoda, Mladá Boleslav, museum guided tour Prague sightseeing – historical centre 20 th May Prague Internal logistics concept : Miele technika, s.r.o., Uničov Internal logis tics concept, development: Hella Autotechnik, s.r.o., Mohelnice 19th May Čeladná Visit of golf course, Čeladná Manufacturing system Continental, lean administration: Continental Automotive Systems, Czech republic, s.r.o., Frenštát p. Radhostěm 18th May Frenštát pod Radhoštěm 17th May Accommodation Afternoon Morning Day

8. Professor Ján Košturiak President and co-founder of the company Fraunhofer IPA Slovakia. He graduated from the University of Transport and Communication in Žilina, specialisation mechanical engineering technology. In 1997 he was appointed Professor at the University of Žilina in Žilina and in 2001 at the ATH Bielsko Biala, Poland. In 1990 he began to work as a consultant for industrial enterprises. In 1995 he founded the Institute of Industrial Engineering in Žilina which he connected with the activities of the Fraunhofer IPA Stuttgart in the company Fraunhofer IPA Slovakia in 2000. He is the author of several professional books and articles issued in various countries of the world (Germany, USA, Great Britain, Austria, Poland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and India). During his professional career he worked as a consultant for a lot of firms including companies Volkswagen, Sauer Danfoss, Leoni, AESOP, Daimler Chrysler, Leoni, Visteon, Hella, Johns Manville, Mondi/Neusiedler, Nemak Rautenbach, Witte, SHP Group, Ikea, Linet, Bonatrans, Škoda Auto, ÖBB, Siemens, a i.